SU1701
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Ford Valve Cover Inspection for Hose Routing
Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
SU1701
Ford Valve Cover Inspection for Hose Routing
SM1608
New Blue Bird Support Center - Technical Bus Support: Dealer memo to announce the new on-line Blue Bird Support Center for technical bus support requests.
SM1601
Blue Bird Troubleshooting Guides: Blue Bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the Blue Bird products. These troubleshooting guides are available on the Vantage website.
SU-1402
BLUE BIRD: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING SERVICE PROCEDURES TO REINSTALL AND PROPERLY REMOVE, ON FORD PROPANE VISION, THE 1ST SHEAVE BELT. *PE
SU-1308
BLUE BIRD: ON CERTAIN BUSES, SERVICE MANUALS AND DRIVER HAND BOOK NEED TO BE UPDATED REGARDING THE CORRECTION FOR MAINTENANCE ON FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE. VARIOUS MODELS AND MODEL 2010-2014. *PE
SU-1209
BLUE BIRD: PROCEDURE UPDATE INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF HEATER RESISTORS ON ALL MODELS. NO MODEL OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-S-0903
BLUE BIRD BUS: ON SOME BUSES, THE COOLANT SURGE TANK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE AREA OF THE MOUNTING FLANGES. *PE
SB-S-10-SP
BLUE BIRD BUS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR BUSES, HYDRAULIC STEEL BRAKE LINE, CHASSIS FRAME AND/OR OTHER COMPONENTS, MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH EXHAUST PIPE SHIELD. *PE
SB-S-10-SD
BLUE BIRD BUS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE EDGE OF THE GRID HEATER SOLENOID MOUNTING BRACKET SCREWS AND/OR THE PDU BRACKET MAY BE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRID HEATER SOLENOID POWER CABLE. *PE
SB-S-10-SC
BLUE BIRD BUS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR BUSES, WHEN HEAVY DUTY FANS START ON HIGH SPEED SETTING, THE FIVE AMP FUSES CAPACITY MAY BE EXCEEDED. *PE
S0903
BLUEBIRD: SURGE TANK KITS. CRACKING HAS OCCURRED IN THE COOLANT SURGE TANK, IN THE AREA OF ITS MOUNTING FLANGES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. PE
SU-S-0705
BLUE BIRD: FOR SOME MODEL YEAR BUSES, FRONT AXLES UNDERGONE SEVERAL CHANGES REGARDING TIE RODS NOT BEING INTERCHANGEABLE WHEN REPLACEMENT SERVICE IS REQUIRED. *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.