Blue Bird Body Company on certain conventional style school buses, only those equippped with air brakes, the underhood firewall location of the air brake manifold may permit rainwater entry into the parking brake exhaust port fitting of the manifold.
The short version
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY reported a problem with the service brakes, air. Here is what owners need to know.
ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL STYLE SCHOOL BUSES, ONLY THOSE EQUIPPPED WITH AIR BRAKES, THE UNDERHOOD FIREWALL LOCATION OF THE AIR BRAKE MANIFOLD MAY PERMIT RAINWATER ENTRY INTO THE PARKING BRAKE EXHAUST PORT FITTING OF THE MANIFOLD. IN FREEZING WEATHER, THIS WATER COULD FORM ICE BLOCKING THE EXHAUST PORT.
IN THE EVENT THAT THIS CONDITION SHOULD OCCUR AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO APPLY, THE BUS COULD ROLL AWAY, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THESE VEHICLES, free of charge.
Affected vehicles
These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 03V-498.
| YEAR RANGE | MODEL |
|---|---|
| — | See NHTSA record 03V-498 |
What changed
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