Blue Bird Vision (2008-2009): Electrical system
Recall 16V100000 · Feb 23, 2016 · Blue Bird Body Company
733
vehicles affected
733
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V100000
- Date
- Feb 23, 2016
- Maker
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Units affected
- 733
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring; Electrical system > Starter assembly; Electrical system > 12v/24v/48v battery > Cables
- Model years
- 2008-2009
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V100000?
1 model: Blue Bird Vision (2008-2009), about 733 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V100000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.