2011 BLUE BIRD VISION; 2011 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2012 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2012 BLUE BIRD VISION
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Blue Bird is recalling certain 2011 and 2012 All American and Vision school buses equipped with Cummins diesel engines due to a defect in the V-band clamp assembly. The T-bolt in the clamp can fracture and fail under stress, causing the clamp to loosen and the inlet or outlet sections to disconnect from the diesel oxidation catalyst/diesel particulate filter housing. If this occurs, hot exhaust gases can vent before exiting the tailpipe, creating a risk of combustion and fire. If both clamps fail, the housing may detach completely and create a road hazard.
The affected All American school buses were manufactured from October 13, 2010, through March 8, 2011, and Vision school buses were manufactured from October 2, 2010, through February 2, 2011. Blue Bird is working with Cummins to identify and notify owners. Repairs will be performed free of charge by authorized Cummins dealers. Owners should contact Cummins at 1-812-377-5000 or Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
IF THE INLET OR OUTLET SECTIONS DISCONNECT, HOT EXHAUST GASES CAN VENT PRIOR TO EXITING THE TAILPIPE, CREATING THE RISK OF COMBUSTION AND A FIRE. IF BOTH CLAMPS FAIL, THERE IS A RISK IN SOME APPLICATIONS THAT THE DOC/DPF HOUSING MAY DETACH COMPLETELY, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD.
BLUE BIRD IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CUMMINS DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-812-377-5000 OR BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 13, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 8, 2011, AND VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 2, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE. THE V-BAND CLAMP ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBERS Q187684, Q187685, AND Q187686, USED TO CONNECT THE INLET AND OUTLET CONE SECTIONS TO THE DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST (DOC)/DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) INCLUDE A T-BOLT WHICH CAN FRACTURE AND FAIL WHEN SUBJECTED TO STRESS OR LOAD. A FRACTURE OR FAILURE OF THE T-BOLT MAY CAUSE THE CLAMP TO LOOSEN AND THE INLET OR OUTLET SECTIONS ATTACHED TO THE DOC/DPF HOUSING TO DISCONNECT.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.