The defect
THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE PASSES THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR ROD ASSEMBLY AT AN ANGLE THAT WEARS A GROOVE IN THE ROD, WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CABLE CAN BECOME WEDGED IN THE GROOVE WORN INTO THE ROD AND CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK IN AN OPEN POSITION.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE BUS, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A POSITIONING BRACKET FOR ROUTING THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR ROD ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Csfe | 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| Blue Bird Qbfe | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Blue Bird Tcfe | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Mack RW | 1991 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 Csfe | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Csfe | 1993 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Csfe | 1994 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Qbfe | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Qbfe | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Qbfe | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Qbfe | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Tcfe | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Tcfe | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Tcfe | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Tcfe | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RW | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1994
14 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the vehicle speed control; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 94V201000 18 Oct 1994 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 94V196000 7 Oct 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V193000 4 Oct 1994 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 94V173000 13 Sept 1994 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 94V133000 19 Jul 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V104000 8 Jun 1994 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 94V091000 13 May 1994 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 94V079000 25 Apr 1994 | GULF STREAM COACH INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994