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NHTSA recall 00V232005

Service brakes, air › Antilock

Blue Bird All American and 1 more

Reported Sep 8, 200010,918 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYMaker’s number R00EEBuilt Jan 1, 1998 – Aug 24, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: school and transit buses built with bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.

The risk

This condition could cause the ABS ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the ABS ecu.

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird All American
199819992000
Blue Bird TC2000
199819992000

Notes

Owner notification began september 5,2000.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).