2004 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 2004 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
4 recalls name the 2004 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380. Newest first.
Certain motor coaches, motor homes, commuter coaches, and transit buses equipped with arvin-meritor dx 225 air disc brakes, are experiencing excessive smoke in the wheel area due to overheating of the air disc brake pads.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A potential fire in the wheel may occur which may result in property damage or personal injury.
Remedy
Arvin-meritor will inspect the brake assemblies to ensure proper set-up and operation. this recall began august 10, 2004. owners should contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Certain motor homes equipped with independent front suspension modules manufactured and assembled by arvinmeritor at its frankfort, kentucky facility, and sold excusively to blue bird. some of the capscrews attaching the control arms to the subframe were not torqued to specification allowing the bolt to become loose and eventually result in a loss of…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Loss of vehicle control can possibly result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and re-torque any loose capscrews if necessary. this inspection will be performed free of charge. arvinmeritor has not provided the agency with a notification program as of yet.
On certain motor homes equipped with international thermal research (itr)hurricane hot water heaters, the electronic control board may adversely affect safety features in some of the systems protecting against overheating and potential fire situation.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the safety features do not shut down properly, the heating system can continue heating, possibly resulting in a fire.
Remedy
The defective electronic control board will be replaced. in the meantime, customers should turn the system off using the master on/off switch located on the side of the electronic control box which IS adjacent to the heater. owner notification began april 10, 2003. owners who take their motorhomes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact itr at 1-800-755-1272 or blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
On certain motor homes, the brake hoses may not have been routed properly resulting in the hoses contacting the frame.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This contact could cause the brake hose to leak affecting stopping distance when the service brakes are applied. this could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
Remedy
Dealers will re-route the rear brake hoses. owner notification began april 4, 2003. 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 1-478-822-2242.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10128907New Blue Bird Support Center - Technical Bus Support: Dealer memo to announce the new on-line Blue Bird Support Center for technical bus support requests.
- 10128588Blue Bird Troubleshooting Guides: Blue Bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the Blue Bird products. These troubleshooting guides are available on the Vantage website.
- 10044287Blue bird: procedure update information being provided regarding replacement of heater resistors on all models. No model or model years listed.
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