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NHTSA recall 94V089000

Service brakes, air › Supply › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Blue Bird Csre and 3 more

Reported May 10, 199474 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYBuilt Nov 1, 1993 – Mar 1, 1994

The defect

Air brake supply lines are reversed at the brake treadle valve. This can cause the modulated spring brake feature on the rear axle brake to be inoperable. In the event the rear brake supply reservoir were lost, this could result in loss of brakes without proper function of the modulated spring brake action of the rear brake axle to stop the vehicle.

The risk

Loss of the secondary spring brake function could result in a vehicle accident if the primary air brakes fail.

The remedy

Vehicle owners will be instructed to swap supply lines at the treadle valve to obtain the correct plumbing, and will be reimbursed for labor expenses.

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird Csre
1994
Blue Bird Qbr
1994
Blue Bird TC2000
1994
Blue Bird Tcre
1994

Notes

System: brakes; air systems; lines.vehicle description: transit buses; models tc2000 rear engine, q-bus, and commercial series.note: if you do not receive instructions on how to affect the needed correction to the air brake supply lines, or are not reimbursed for your labor expenses, please call blue bird service center at 1-912-825-9608. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at1-800-424-9393.