12Affected configurations shown486Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
UNEXPECTED ENGINE SURGE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.
What fixes it
Official remedy
JOHN DEERE WILL NOTIFY BLUE BIRD'S CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT JOHN DEERE AT 1-800-JD-ENGINE.
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 05V152000
2005 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2004 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2004 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen vehicle record →2003 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2003 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →2003 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen vehicle record →2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2002 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →2002 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen vehicle record →2001 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2001 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →2001 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIESOpen 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.