Vehicle recall 96V198000 · October 9, 1996
Blue Bird Q-Bus and TC2000
Oversized rotors were installed in the powertrain drive motors in these buses.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Oversized rotors were installed in the powertrain drive motors in these buses.
- Consequence
- When the bus is in service and the oversized rotor inside the electric powertrain motor becomes heated, the rotor expands causing the motor to become sluggish, stall and could seize, failing completely.
- Remedy
- Northrup-grumman will perform the modification to these powertrain drive motors.
- Notes
- Vehicle description:electric powered school buses. Owners have been notified of this campaign. 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 northrup-grumman at 1-410-993-2699 or blue bird at 1-912-825-9608.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V198000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 9, 1996
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Owner notification
- October 10, 1996
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train
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 (1996): 1996
- Blue Bird TC2000 (1996): 1996
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