The defect
AN INCORRECT SIZE BRAKE CHAMBER MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE FRONT AND/OR REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WHICH COULD AFFECT THE BRAKE BALANCE AND STOPPING DISTANCE.
The risk
BRAKE IMBALANCE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DURING BRAKE APPLICATIONS; INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE OR BRAKE APPLICATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
BUS OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES AND PROVIDE BLUE BIRD WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION. BLUE BIRD WILL REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND, WHERE NEEDED, WILL FORWARD REPLACEMENT BRAKE CHAMBERS ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. BRAKE CHAMBER REPLACEMENT WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER OR A QUALIFIED REPAIR FACILITY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Q-BUS | 1992, 1993 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1992, 1993 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER
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 Q-BUS | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Q-BUS | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1992 | 1 | 14 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1993 | 2 | 14 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1994
6 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the service brakes, air; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 94V002000 5 Oct 1994 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 94V153000 11 Aug 1994 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 94V109000 10 Jun 1994 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 94V089000 10 May 1994 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 94V020000 4 Feb 1994 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994