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Blue Bird in the affected vehicles, a component within the hydraulic park brake pedal arm may not have been properly heat treated and may fracture causing the parking brake to release without warning.

NHTSA campaign 13V-643 · Reported December 24, 2013 · 217 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Blue Bird All American
VEHICLES AFFECTED
217
REMEDY
Blue Bird has notified owners and dealers will install a new parking brake assembly, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Blue Bird Body Company reported a problem with the parking brake. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, a component within the hydraulic park brake pedal arm may not have been properly heat treated and may fracture causing the parking brake to release without warning.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the park brake pedal arm fractures, the bus may unexpectedly roll increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will install a new parking brake assembly, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-643.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2015Blue Bird All American

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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