NHTSA recall campaign

08V309000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel

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4Affected configurations shown1,824Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Report receivedOct 7, 2008
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

A CRACK IN THIS PLUG CAN RESULT IN A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SPRAY OR LEAK WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

BLUE BIRD IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH CATERPILLAR TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL CATERPILLAR DEALER FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

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 08V309000

2009 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →2009 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2008 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2008 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen 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.

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