NHTSA recall 05V062000
Fuel system, diesel
Blue Bird All American and 2 more
Reported Feb 22, 200518,891 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYMaker’s number R05JL
The defect
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.
The risk
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.