All vehicles » Blue Bird » Recall 03V131000

  NHTSA Recall 03V131000

NHTSA Campaign Id 03V131000; Date: Mar. 31, 2003

If the safety features do not shut down properly, the heating system can continue heating, possibly resulting in a fire.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2004 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380

Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle

Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company

Affected Units:: 21

icon3 Recall Summary:

On certain motor homes equipped with International thermal research (itr)hurricane hot water heaters, the electronic control board may adversely affect safety features in some of the systems protecting against overheating and potential fire situation.

icon2 How to Fix:

The defective electronic control board will be replaced. In the meantime, customers should turn the system off using the master on/off switch located on the side of the electronic control box which is adjacent to the heater. Owner notification began April 10, 2003. Owners who take their motorhomes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact itr at 1-800-755-1272 or blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.

icon4 Recall Notes:

Blue bird recall no. Ro3gv. Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 10, 2003

Also see:

All recalls of Blue Bird vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.