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NHTSA recall 98V110000

Fuel system, other › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Blue Bird TC2000

Reported May 21, 199864 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYBuilt Oct 9, 1996 – Aug 21, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: rear engine school buses equipped with option 04888 dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel package. the 24" long stainless steel braided fuel hoses can leak at the hose end fittings.

The risk

These hoses can fracture allowing CNG fuel leakage increasing the risk of a fire.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these hoses with conductive thermoplastic hoses.

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird TC2000
199619971998

Notes

Owner notificationbegan june 11, 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).