Vehicle recall 00V162000 · June 12, 2000
Blue Bird All American, LTC 40 and 4 more models
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix air brakes.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix air brakes. Bendix changed the internal design of the QR1C relay valve by adding a hole in the internal diaphragm. When the hole in the diaphragm aligns with the hole in the valve body, the brake application time increases.
- Consequence
- Under certain conditions, such as parked on an incline, driver activates the parking brake but removes foot from the threadle valve, the bus could roll before the parking brake is fully engaged.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the diaphragms with holes with solid diaphragms for the QR1C valves.
- Notes
- Owner notification began June 14, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V162000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 12, 2000
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- R00DX
- Owner notification
- June 14, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9,687
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, air › Controls › Foot control/valve
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Blue Bird All American (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
- Blue Bird Commercial (2000): 2000
- Blue Bird Commercial Series (1997-1999): 1999, 1998, 1997
- Blue Bird LTC 40 (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
- Blue Bird Q-Bus (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
- Blue Bird TC2000 (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
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