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Blue bird

Official notice

17 Oct 2013

Last checked

17 Oct 2013

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. On certain buses, the grid heater power wire may have been routed incorrectly and could chafe against the chassis frame rail. Continued contact could wear through the wire’s insulation, which could cause an electrical short circuit. An electrical short could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, reroute the grid heater power wire. Published 2013-10-17.

What to do now

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Recall number

70569

Official notice

2013-10-17

The hazard

On certain buses, the grid heater power wire may have been routed incorrectly and could chafe against the chassis frame rail. Continued contact could wear through the wire’s insulation, which could cause an electrical short circuit. An electrical short could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, reroute the grid heater power wire.

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Recall Numbers

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2009, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

On certain buses, the grid heater power wire may have been routed incorrectly and could chafe against the chassis frame rail. Continued contact could wear through the wire’s insulation, which could cause an electrical short circuit. An electrical short could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, reroute the grid heater power wire.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Blue Bird.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

70569

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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