# NHTSA recall 05V062000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V062000
- Manufacturer's number: R05JL
- Manufacturer: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Reported: 2005\-02\-22
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- Units potentially affected: 18891

## What is wrong

CERTAIN 1998 THROUGH 2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000 SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES, AND COMMERCIAL SERIES BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB DIESEL ENGINES.  THE FUEL PUMP COULD FAIL TO TRANSFER FUEL APPROPRIATELY CREATING AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.


## What can happen

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.


## The remedy

CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CUMMINS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL LIFT PUMP REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1\-800\-DIESELS.


## Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1998 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- 1999 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- 2000 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- 2001 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- 2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- 1998 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES
- 1999 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES
- 2000 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES
- 2001 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES
- 2002 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES
- [1998 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/1998/recalls.md)
- [1999 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/1999/recalls.md)
- [2000 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/2000/recalls.md)
- [2001 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/2001/recalls.md)
- [2002 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/2002/recalls.md)

## Investigated as PE04034

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE04034: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2004\-04\-08, closed 2004\-08\-09. ENGINE STALLING. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V062000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V062000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V062000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V062000)

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