What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2000221
- Recall date
- 6 October 2000
- Make
- Blue Bird
- Models
- Tc/2000 Non-School Bus, Tc/2000 School Bus, All American School Bus, All American Non-School Bus
- Model years
- 1999 to 2000
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 395
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles equipped with Felsted electronic accelerator pedals. The return springs on the accelerator pedals are made of stainless steel or electroplated music wire. The design fatigue stress of the stainless steel springs is in a range that would predict that some failures would occur. The music wire springs can fail due to stress risers created by electrical arcing during electroplating. Correction: Accelerator pedals will be replaced with ones equipped with return springs manufactured of music wire with one additional coil on each spring and with an organic coating, eliminating electroplating.
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 2000221.