NHTSA recall 02V185000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 02V185000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R02GB |
| Manufacturer | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Reported | 2002-07-15 |
| Owners notified | 2002-08-29 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Units potentially affected | 408 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARD NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS." THIS STANDARD REQUIRES SPECIFIC LABELING FOR "ENGINE START" AND "ENGINE STOP." THE WORDING OF THE LABELS ON THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
What can happen
THE OPERATOR COULD PLACE THE ENGINE SWITCH IN A POSITION OTHER THAN THAT INTENDED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NEW DECALS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 29, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1995 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
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| 1996 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1997 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1998 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1999 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 2000 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 2001 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1995 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1996 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1997 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1998 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 1999 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 2000 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 2001 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
| 2002 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1995-11-30 to 2002-04-23. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SM1608 | 2018-02-21. Service bulletin. New Blue Bird Support Center - Technical Bus Support: Dealer memo to announce the new on-line Blue Bird Support Center for technical bus support requests. |
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| SM1601 | 2018-02-12. Service bulletin. Blue Bird Troubleshooting Guides: Blue Bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the Blue Bird products. These troubleshooting guides are available on the Vantage website. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.