NHTSA recall 03V131000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V131000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R03GV |
| Manufacturer | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Reported | 2003-03-31 |
| Owners notified | 2003-04-10 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER |
| Units potentially affected | 21 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL THERMAL RESEARCH (ITR)HURRICANE HOT WATER HEATERS, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOARD MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT SAFETY FEATURES IN SOME OF THE SYSTEMS PROTECTING AGAINST OVERHEATING AND POTENTIAL FIRE SITUATION.
What can happen
IF THE SAFETY FEATURES DO NOT SHUT DOWN PROPERLY, THE HEATING SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE HEATING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
The remedy
THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOARD WILL BE REPLACED. IN THE MEANTIME, CUSTOMERS SHOULD TURN THE SYSTEM OFF USING THE MASTER ON/OFF SWITCH LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE HEATER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 10, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR MOTORHOMES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ITR AT 1-800-755-1272 OR BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. RO3GV.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE M380 | Built 2002-09-25 to 2003-03-15. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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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.