NHTSA recall campaign

08V312000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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6Affected configurations shown5,422Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic
Report receivedNov 7, 2008
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IMPROPER ROUTING OR RETENTION OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSES MAY RESULT IN BRAKE HOSES CHAFFING AGAINST THE BUS BODY AND/OR CHASSIS COMPONENTS WHICH COULD CAUSE A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT 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 08V312000

2009 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2008 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2007 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2006 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2005 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen vehicle record →2004 BLUE BIRD VISIONOpen 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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