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NHTSA recall 96V198000

Power train

Blue Bird Q-Bus and 1 more

Reported Oct 9, 19965 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYBuilt May 31, 1996 – Jul 9, 1996

The defect

Oversized rotors were installed in the powertrain drive motors in these buses.

The risk

When the bus IS in service and the oversized rotor inside the electric powertrain motor becomes heated, the rotor expands causing the motor to become sluggish, stall and could seize, failing completely.

The remedy

Northrup-grumman will perform the modification to these powertrain drive motors.

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird Q-Bus
1996
Blue Bird TC2000
1996

Notes

Vehicle description:electric powered school buses. Owners have been notified of this campaign. 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 northrup-grumman at 1-410-993-2699 or blue bird at 1-912-825-9608.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.