Vehicle recall 05V062000 · February 22, 2005
Blue Bird All American, Commercial Series and 1 more model
Certain 1998 through 2002 blue bird all american, TC2000 school and transit buses, and commercial series buses equipped with cummins isb diesel engines.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain 1998 through 2002 blue bird all american, TC2000 school and transit buses, and commercial series buses equipped with cummins isb diesel engines. The fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel appropriately creating an engine stall condition.
- Consequence
- Should the engine stall while the vehicle is in use, a possible vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy
- Customers will be notified by cummins to bring their vehicles to an authorized dealer to have the fuel lift pump replaced free of charge. For more information, customers may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.
- Notes
- Customers 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V062000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 22, 2005
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- R05JL
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 18,891
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Fuel system, diesel
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
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