Blue Bird Body Company | NHTSA Recall #16V100000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 16V100000 by Blue Bird Body Company. Affecting model year 2008-2009 vision school buses manufactured from may 10, 2007, through march 5, 2008 and equipped with caterpillar c707 engines Includes 733 affected units, Battery Cable may Overheat and cause a Fire, component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2008-2009 vision school buses manufactured from may 10, 2007, through march 5, 2008 and equipped with caterpillar c707 engines
Defect Summary
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 vision school buses manufactured from may 10, 2007, through march 5, 2008 and equipped with caterpillar c707 engines. in the affected buses, the positive starter cable may be incorrectly attached to the same power distribution unit (pdu) stud as the battery cable, exposing the smaller battery cable to a higher current draw during cranking.
Corrective Action
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the starter cable to the chassis power stud. any damaged battery cables will be replaced. these repairs will be made free of charge. the recall began on march 10, 2016. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's recall number for this campaign is r16yl-sb.