The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE BEING SET.
The risk
A DRIVER MAY SEE THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND LEAVE THE BUS. THE BUS MAY THEN ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A DIODE TO THE STOP LIGHT CIRCUIT TO PREVENT ILLUMINATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR UNLESS THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN SET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Csre | 1998 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1998 |
Components: INTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Csre | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1998 | 0 | 17 |
Other interior lighting recalls in 1998
4 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the interior lighting; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 98V264000 29 Oct 1998 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 98V104000 14 May 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 98V027000 17 Feb 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998