Vehicle recall 98V043000 · March 2, 1998
Blue Bird Csre and TC2000
Vehicle description: school and transit buses.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses. The parking brake indicator light can illuminate without the parking brake being set.
- Consequence
- A driver may see the parking brake indicator light on and leave the bus. The bus may then roll increasing the risk of personal injury and/or property damage.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add a diode to the stop light circuit to prevent illumination of the parking brake indicator unless the parking brake has been set.
- Notes
- Owner notification began March 12, 1998.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
- 98V043000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 2, 1998
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Owner notification
- March 12, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 151
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Interior lighting
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 Csre (1998): 1998
- Blue Bird TC2000 (1998): 1998
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