20Affected configurations shown9,687Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SUCH AS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, DRIVER ACTIVATES THE PARKING BRAKE BUT REMOVES FOOT FROM THE THREADLE VALVE, THE BUS COULD ROLL BEFORE THE PARKING BRAKE IS FULLY ENGAGED.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DIAPHRAGMS WITH HOLES WITH SOLID DIAPHRAGMS FOR THE QR1C VALVES.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 00V162000
2000 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2000 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →2000 BLUE BIRD TC2000Open vehicle record →2000 BLUE BIRD LTC 40Open vehicle record →2000 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIALOpen vehicle record →1999 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →1999 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →1999 BLUE BIRD TC2000Open vehicle record →1999 BLUE BIRD LTC 40Open vehicle record →1999 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1998 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →1998 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →1998 BLUE BIRD TC2000Open vehicle record →1998 BLUE BIRD LTC 40Open vehicle record →1998 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1997 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →1997 BLUE BIRD TC2000Open vehicle record →1997 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →1997 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1997 BLUE BIRD LTC 40Open vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.