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  NHTSA Recall 10V101000

NHTSA Campaign Id 10V101000; Date: Mar. 16, 2010

Loss of low beam headlights while the vehicle is in operation could impair the driver's vision and result in a crash.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2010 Blue Bird All American

Component: Exterior Lighting:headlights

Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company

Affected Units:: 421

icon3 Recall Summary:

Blue bird has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2010 all american school buses manufactured from may 13, 2009 through February 26, 2010. The wiring harness for the rear tag light may be of insufficient length resulting in the harness being routed improperly and exposing the connector to the environment which could cause the connector to corrode. Corrosion could cause a direct short in the tag light circuit. A short in the tag light wiring circuit, which includes the headlight low beam circuit, could cause sudden loss of headlight low beams.

icon2 How to Fix:

Blue bird will notify owners and repair the buses by installing the correct length harness free of charge. The safety recall began on April 14, 2010. Owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.

icon4 Recall Notes:

Blue bird's recall campaign number is r10rr. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 14, 2010

Also see:

All recalls of Blue Bird vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.