Vehicle recall 07V393000 · August 30, 2007
2007 Blue Bird C4RE
On a certain transit buses equipped with a caterpillar C7 or C9 engine, a fuel pump failure will dilute the engine oil with fuel and may cause the turbocharger to fail and cause…
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- Summary
- On a certain transit buses equipped with a caterpillar C7 or C9 engine, a fuel pump failure will dilute the engine oil with fuel and may cause the turbocharger to fail and cause loss of throttle control with warning.
- Consequence
- The warning may be experienced by erratic performance and excessive smoke both of which may result in a situation where a vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy
- The one vehicle involved has been corrected.
- Notes
- Nabi recall no. 2007-04.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
- 07V393000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 30, 2007
- Filed by
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 2007-04
- Owner notification
- October 1, 2007
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
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 C4RE (2007): 2007
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