Blue Bird Commercial Series 2004

Model Commercial Series made in 2004 by Blue Bird got 3 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Technical service bulletines regarding unknown or other. There were some recalls concerningengine and engine cooling and equipment adaptive.

Commercial series year 2004

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins

Model 2004

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05V074000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 03/01/2004 to 03/31/2004	V (Vehicle)	416	03/31/2005	MFR	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	03/01/2005	03/07/2005
Defect Summary	Certain 2002-2006 my blue bird all american school and transit buses, conventional school buses, and commercial series transit buses manufactured between december 21, 2002, and february 24, 2005. these buses are equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model dbw 2010, assembled with webasto burner tubes, p/n 303046/26533a manufactured between november 2002 and february 2005. the stainless steel burner tube is made out of a material that is not to specification and could fail prematurely.
Consequence Summary	Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
Corrective Summary	Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the burner tubes free of charge. the recall began on march 31, 2005. owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Notes	Free of charge.the recall began on march 7, 2005.owners may contact pro air at 574-970-0744.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
04V426000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 02/17/1999 to 06/29/2004	V (Vehicle)	372	09/21/2004	MFR	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	08/30/2004	08/31/2004
Defect Summary	Certain blue bird 1999-2005 all american, tc/2000, micro bird, vision, conventional, and commercial series school buses equipped with sure-loc wheelchair securement systems and manufactured between february 17, 1999, and august 13, 2004. certain sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13. the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
Consequence Summary	In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries.
Corrective Summary	Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the defective part free of charge. the recall began september 21, 2004. owners who take their buses to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact at blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Notes	Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05V152000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY		V (Vehicle)	486		MFR	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	04/07/2005	04/15/2005
Defect Summary	Certain 2001 through 2005 all american, commercial series, and q-bus school and transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 cng engines. the subject buses equipped with the john deere engines may surge inappropriately due to erractic operation of the air throttle if the engine is taken from full to zero load.
Consequence Summary	Unexpected engine surge could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury.
Corrective Summary	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.
Notes	Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SU-1209	06/05/2012		10044287	Blue bird: procedure update information being provided regarding replacement of heater resistors on all models. no model or model years listed. *pe	06/05/2012