Vehicle recall 93V081000 · May 17, 1993

Blue Bird Q-Bus and TC2000

The front brake air lines are incorrectly routed through the pressure protection valve at the auxiliary wet tank.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: The front brake air lines are incorrectly routed through the pressure protection valve at the auxiliary wet tank. This results in lack of air pressure to the front brakes when the air pressure in the auxiliary wet tank drops below 65 p.s.i., resulting in inoperable front brakes.
Consequence: When there is no front brake application, stoppingdistance increases, and there is an increased risk of accident.
Remedy: Correctly reroute the brake lines.
Notes: System: brakes.vehicle description: rear engine buses.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 93V081000
Reported to NHTSA: May 17, 1993
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Owner notification: May 20, 1993
Vehicles potentially affected: 173
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Service brakes, air

Recall 93V081000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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 Q-Bus (1992-1993): 1993, 1992
Blue Bird TC2000 (1992-1993): 1993, 1992

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