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Blue Bird Body - Inverter may fail and cause fire

Official notice

27 Mar 2015

Last checked

27 Mar 2015

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An official NHTSA notice concerns Blue Bird Body - Inverter may fail and cause fire. An inverter failure may produce smoke and increase the risk of a fire. Published 2015-03-27.

What to do now

Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inverter with an inverter from an alternate vendor, free of charge. The recall began on april 23, 2015. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r15ya-sb.

Units affected

2,663

Recall number

R15YA-SB

Official notice

2015-03-27

The hazard

An inverter failure may produce smoke and increase the risk of a fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

Blue Bird Body Company — Inverter may fail and cause fire

Units affected

2,663

Risk / hazard

An inverter failure may produce smoke and increase the risk of a fire.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Blue Bird Body

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Blue Bird Body. Contact: Blue Bird Body Company.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

R15YA-SB

Campaign number

15V181000

Units affected

2,663

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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