The defect
PARKING BRAKE RELEASE ROD "L" BRACKET CAN BEND, RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
The risk
UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE OF ANUNATTENDED VEHICLE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ALLOW VEHICLE OWNERS TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER AND SUPPORT BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Tcfc | 1992, 1993 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird Tcfc | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Tcfc | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1993
4 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the parking brake; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 93V194000 23 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V138000 3 Sept 1993 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 93V004000 12 Jan 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993