Blue Bird Body Company — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Is my product affected?

2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN

• Brand BLUE BIRD

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Blue Bird Body Company has recalled certain model year 2010 All American school buses manufactured between May 13, 2009 and February 26, 2010 due to a defect in the rear tag light wiring harness. The harness may be too short, causing it to be routed improperly and exposing the connector to environmental elements that can lead to corrosion. This corrosion can cause an electrical short in the tag light circuit, which shares wiring with the headlight low beam circuit, potentially resulting in sudden loss of low beam headlights while driving and impairing driver vision.

Blue Bird will repair affected buses at no charge by installing the correct length harness. The safety recall began on April 14, 2010. Owners of affected buses should contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242 to arrange for the repair.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION COULD IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION AND RESULT IN A CRASH.

What should I do?

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY INSTALLING THE CORRECT LENGTH HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

Details from the source

BLUE BIRD HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 13, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 26, 2010. THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE REAR TAG LIGHT MAY BE OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH RESULTING IN THE HARNESS BEING ROUTED IMPROPERLY AND EXPOSING THE CONNECTOR TO THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO CORRODE. CORROSION COULD CAUSE A DIRECT SHORT IN THE TAG LIGHT CIRCUIT. A SHORT IN THE TAG LIGHT WIRING CIRCUIT, WHICH INCLUDES THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM CIRCUIT, COULD CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS.

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

Related recalls

• 2008 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2010 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2009 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2011 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2009 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2011 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2008 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2009 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2008 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2010 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2011 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD2010-04-05
• 2008 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2009 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2010 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2009 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2008 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2008 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2009 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2010 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD2010-04-05
• 2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2010 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2010 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD2010-04-05
• 2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN2010-04-05
• 2005 BLUE BIRD VISION; 2007 BLUE BIRD VISION; 2004 BLUE BIRD VISION; 2009 BLUE BIRD VISION; 2008 BLUE BIRD VISION; 2006 BLUE BIRD VISION2010-04-23

All NHTSA recalls