NHTSA recall 05V382000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 05V382000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R05KA |
| Manufacturer | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Reported | 2005-08-31 |
| Owners notified | 2005-10-19 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY |
| Units potentially affected | 5863 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2006 MY BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000, AND VISION TRANSIT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 5, 2001, AND JULY 15, 2005. THESE BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH THAT HAS CONNECTIONS THAT MAY BE LOOSE ON THE BATTERY SWITCH STUDS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BUS TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION.
What can happen
SHOULD THE BUS SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND INSTRUCT THEM ON HOW TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 19 , 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R05KA.CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
| 2001 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 2001-01-09 to 2005-06-18. |
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| 2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 2001-01-09 to 2005-06-18. |
| 2003 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 2001-01-09 to 2005-06-18. |
| 2004 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 2001-01-09 to 2005-06-18. |
| 2005 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 2001-01-09 to 2005-06-18. |
| 2006 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 2001-01-09 to 2005-06-18. |
| 2001 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 2001-01-05 to 2005-05-31. |
| 2002 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 2001-01-05 to 2005-05-31. |
| 2003 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 2001-01-05 to 2005-05-31. |
| 2004 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 2001-01-05 to 2005-05-31. |
| 2005 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 2001-01-05 to 2005-05-31. |
| 2004 BLUE BIRD VISION | Built 2003-10-22 to 2005-07-15. |
| 2005 BLUE BIRD VISION | Built 2003-10-22 to 2005-07-15. |
| 2006 BLUE BIRD VISION | Built 2003-10-23 to 2005-07-15. |
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Investigated as PE05028
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.
| PE05028 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-05-25, closed 2005-09-27. SCHOOL BUS STALLS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.