What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1982048
- Recall date
- 18 May 1982
- Make
- Blue Bird
- Models
- All American School Bus, All American Non-School Bus
- Model years
- 1981 to 1982
- Vehicle class
- School Bus
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 60
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
ALL AMERICAN FORWARD CONTROL BUSES, AND COACHES. MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SPRING BRAKE HOSE IS SUSCEPTIBEL TO FAILURE DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATION. FAILURE OF THIS HOSE WOULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1982048.