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SevereNHTSA·16V101000·Announced 2016-02-23

Blue Bird Recalls 2009 Vision Transit Buses for Electrical Fire Risk

Blue Bird is recalling 2009 Vision transit buses with Caterpillar C707 engines because a wiring defect may cause the battery cable to overheat, melt, and create a fire hazard.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (electrical wiring) that explicitly increases the risk of a fire, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2009 Vision transit buses manufactured between November 27, 2007, and February 18, 2008. These vehicles are equipped with Caterpillar C707 engines. The recall involves 2 affected vehicles.

In the affected buses, the positive starter cable may be incorrectly attached to the same Power Distribution Unit (PDU) stud as the battery cable. This configuration exposes the smaller battery cable to a higher current draw during cranking. Exposure to high current draw may cause the battery cable to overheat, melt the wire insulation, and increase the risk of a short circuit and a fire.

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 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
BLUE BIRD VISION
Brand
BLUE BIRD
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Category
Vehicle — Transit Bus
Hazard
Affected units
2

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • VISION

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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