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Blue Bird · Canada · High

Blue Bird TC/2000 School Bus, TC/2000 Non-School Bus: Brakes

Affects Blue Bird TC/2000 School Bus, TC/2000 Non-School Bus · 1989 — about 175 vehicles.

The hazard

THE BENDIX HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER WILL MALFUNCTION UNDER CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF FLUID TEMPERATURES AND BRAKE PEDAL FORCE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BOOSTER WILL SELF-APPLY, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FULL BRAKE APPLICATION WITHOUT WARNING OR, UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS, BRAKE FAILURE. CORRECTION: DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTERS WILL BE REPLACED.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational