BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-07-02.
Recall campaignNHTSA 73V144000
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Vehicles affected
406
Reported to NHTSA
1973-07-02
Owners notified
1973-07-20
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FWD/CONTROL BUS AND MOTOR HOMES.POSSIBILITY THAT THE CLEVIS PIN WHICHCONNECTS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE PEDAL TO MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLYHEAT TREATED.THIS CONDITION, IF IT EXISTS, CAUSES A LOW STRENGTH AND BRITTLEMICROS STRUCTURE WITH SURFACE QUENCH TRACKS.THIS CAMPAIGN WAS THE RESULT OFTHE DEFECTIVE PART FOUND IN A KIT USED FOR CORRECTION IN CAMPAIGN 73-0004.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PROPERLY HEAT TREATED CLEVIS PINS)
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.