NHTSA recall 98V110000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	98V110000
Manufacturer	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Reported	1998-05-21
Owners notified	1998-06-11
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Units potentially affected	64

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: REAR ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH OPTION 04888 DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FUEL PACKAGE. THE 24" LONG STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED FUEL HOSES CAN LEAK AT THE HOSE END FITTINGS.

What can happen

THESE HOSES CAN FRACTURE ALLOWING CNG FUEL LEAKAGE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE HOSES WITH CONDUCTIVE THERMOPLASTIC HOSES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATIONBEGAN JUNE 11, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-912-825-2021.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1996 BLUE BIRD TC2000	Built 1996-10-09 to 1997-08-21.
1997 BLUE BIRD TC2000	Built 1996-10-09 to 1997-08-21.
1998 BLUE BIRD TC2000	Built 1996-10-09 to 1997-08-21.

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.

Investigated as PE98026 and RQ98010

This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. 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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE98026	Preliminary evaluation, opened 1998-04-27, closed 1998-05-29. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) LEAKAGE. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES.
RQ98010	Recall query, opened 1998-06-30. BRAIDED FUEL (CNG) HOSE FAILURES. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.