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NHTSA recall 98V043000

Interior lighting

Blue Bird Csre and 1 more

Reported Mar 2, 1998151 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYBuilt Sep 6, 1997 – Feb 9, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: school and transit buses. the parking brake indicator light can illuminate without the parking brake being set.

The risk

A driver may see the parking brake indicator light on and leave the bus. the bus may then roll increasing the risk of personal injury and/or property damage.

The remedy

Dealers will add a diode to the stop light circuit to prevent illumination of the parking brake indicator unless the parking brake has been set.

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird Csre
1998
Blue Bird TC2000
1998

Notes

Owner notification began march 12, 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).