12v/24v/48v battery: cablesRecall 16V-100 · 2008–2009 Blue Bird Vision
Blue Bird Body Company recall 16V-100 covers 733 2008–2009 Blue Bird Vision for a 12v/24v/48v battery: cables problem, reported to NHTSA on February 23, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q2) shows 47% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V100000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Vision school buses manufactured from May 10, 2007, through March 5, 2008 and equipped with Caterpillar C707 engines. In the affected buses, the positive starter cable may be incorrectly attached to the same Power Distribution Unit (PDU) stud as the battery cable, exposing the smaller battery cable to a higher current draw during cranking.
The risk
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.
The fix
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. Blue Bird's recall number for this campaign is R16YL-SB.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
47%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 42 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from May 10, 2007 to March 5, 2008. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.