Blue Bird Wanderlodge Complaints

13 consumer complaints on file.

#10852013March 28, 2016
WHEELS, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE M450 LXI RV. IN 2010, THE RV RECEIVED A PARTIAL REPAIR ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V586000 (POWER TRAIN). IN 2016, THE OTHER PORTION OF THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, WHICH INCLUDED THE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE STEERING WHEEL STUDS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COST, WHICH WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594501May 28, 2014
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
BLOWN LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING, IMPACT LEFT FRONT OF COACH IN THE CENTER DIVIDER. $87000.00 DAMAGE. THIS COACH IS STILL OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS WRITING. THIS COACH HAS HAD ALL PHASES OF CAMPAIGN 07V-586 BLUEBIRD BODY COMPANY. THIS CAMPAIGN IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS FRONT AXEL WEIGHT ISSUES. I MADE 3 TRIPS OVER A 1 YEAR PERIOD TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF BLUEBIRD TO MEET TARGET WEIGHT. LOSS OF SERVICE 6 WEEKS TOTAL. NEW MICHELIN TIRES(SPECIFIED IN CAMPAIGN) JUST LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. ALL WHEEL POSITIONS HAD REQUIRED PRESSURE MAINTAINED. CONDITION OF COACH WAS PERFECT, STORED IN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED BUILDING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10404366June 3, 2011
STEERING
1995 BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE STEERING GEAR BOX BLEW OUT WHILE GOING OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318626March 12, 2010
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES REPLY TO RESPONSE BY BLUE BIRD TO REQUEST DEFECT PETITION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECT IS THE UNDER CAPACITY OF THE FRONT AXLE. THE TRUE FIX, WHICH WAS INITIALLY OFFERED WAS A R REPLACEMENT AXLE. AS A COST SAVING MEASURE, THE NEW AXLE PLAN WAS SCRAPED AND THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE COACH WAS PLANNED. *JB UPDATED 10/25/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292809November 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
PETITION FOR THE INCOMPLETE, UNSAFE REPAIRS AND MODIFICATION TO THE 2006 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE 450 LXI THAT ARE BEING DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE CONDITIONS FOR THE NHTSA RECALL 07V586000. *NJ THE ORIGINAL RECALL STATED THE FRONT AXLE WAS OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE WITHOUT CARGO, BUT WITH THE STANDARD 4 PASSENGERS AND FULL WATER. BLUEBIRD STATED THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE 130 PSI, BUT MICHELIN STATED IS SHOULD BE 120 PSI. MICHELIN STATED IF 130 PSI WAS PUT IN EACH TIRE THEY WOULD BLOW OUT EASILY. IN DOING THE MANY LEVELS OF FIXING THE RV, BLUE BIRD FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE NO CARGO WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR HOME IN ORDER TO SHOW APPARENT DECREASED FRONT AXLE LOAD AND TO SHOW SOME CAPACITY IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS. THE UNLOADED WEIGHT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A NON-STANDARD, 2 PASSENGER AND 1/2 TANK FRESH WATER. SOME OF THE RV'S THAT ARE BEING RELEASED AS FIXED ARE OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE WHEN THEY ARE WEIGHED WITHOUT CARGO BUT HAVE 4 PASSENGERS AND FULL WATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293828November 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
PETITION FOR THE INCOMPLETE, UNSAFE REPAIRS AND MODIFICATION TO THE 2006 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE 450 LXI THAT ARE BEING DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE CONDITIONS FOR THE NHTSA RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR HOME SUCH AS; A FIRE IN THE DASH, A BURNT INVERTER, UNSOLVED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, EXTENSIVE HADLEY SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND A SLIDE OUT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEW RESTRICTIONS BLUE BIRD WANTS TO PLACE ON ITS OWNERS WITH REGARDS TO WEIGHT IN BAYS TRAVELING WITH 1/4 WATER AND PASSENGERS RESTRICTIONS IS UNREASONABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT BUY A MOTORHOME WITH RESTRICTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291585November 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE
THIS LETTER IS AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A FORMAL PETITION REGARDING THE INCOMPLETE, UNSAFE REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE 2005 TO 2007 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE 450 LXI THAT ARE BEING DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE CONDITIONS OF THE NHTSA RECALL. THE ORIGINAL RECALL, 07V586000, INDICATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE ON THE 450 LXI COULD BE OVERWEIGHT. BLUE BIRD STATED IN SUBSTANCE THAT ITS RV WAS OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE WITHOUT CARGO BUT WITH THE STANDARD 4 PASSENGERS AND FULL WATER (USING PRE-2008 DEFINITION OF CCC). THE TIRE SAFETY FACTOR WAS NOT AN ISSUE IN THE RECALL BUT SURFACED WITH THE LATER COMPLAINT. THE TIE ROD WEAKNESS WAS NOT A CAUSE OF THE RECALL BUT WAS A RESULT OF THE NEED TO INCREASE THE AXLE RATING. (I.E. IT WAS ONE OF THE REMEDIES). THE TIE RODS WERE SAFE AT AN AXLE LOAD OF 16,000 LBS AND NO TIE ROD RECALL WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE 16,000 LB. AXLE WAS SUFFICIENT AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED. THE RECALL WAS BASED ON THE AXLE BEING IN EXCESS OF ITS RATING AND THE MOTORHOME COULD NOT BE SAFELY USED WITH REASONABLE LOADING AND DESIGNED PURPOSE OF THE VEHICLE. IN DOING THE MANY LEVELS OF 'FIXES', BLUE BIRD HAS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE 'NO CARGO', WEIGHT OF THE MOTORHOME IN ORDER SHOW AN APPARENT DECREASED FRONT AXLE LOAD AND TO SHOW SOME CAPACITY IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS. THE UNLOADED WEIGHT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A NON-STANDARD, 2 PASSENGERS AND 1/4 TANK OF FRESH WATER. (RIVA) THE NEW BAY WEIGHT LIMIT PLACARDS ARE MISLEADING IN THAT THEY DO NOT REFLECT THE FACT THAT THEY REFER TO THE TOTAL WEIGHT IN THE ENTIRE BAY AREA, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES AND IN THE VERTICAL AREA ABOVE THE BAY, IN THE COACH. OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS AND MAINTAINING THESE LIMITS IS UNREASONABLE. THE LIMITS CAN BE EASILY OVERLOADED, EVEN BY PANTRY ITEMS ALONE. THE OVERLOADING OF THE FRONT TIRES IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. ONE OF THE 'FIXES' WAS TO MODIFY THE HADLEY AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM SO THAT IN DRIVE MODE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289185October 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FAILURE IN THE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY RECALL 07V586000. *TR THE TIE ROD WEAKNESS WAS NOT A CAUSE OF THE RECALL, BUT WAS A RESULT OF THE NEED TO INCREASE THE AXLE RATING. THE TIE RODS WERE SAFE AT AN AXLE LOAD OF 16,000LBS AND NO TIE ROD RECALL WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE 16,000LB AXLE WAS SUFFICIENT AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED. THE RECALL WAS BASED ON THE AXLE BEING IN EXCESS OF ITS RATING AND THE MOTORHOME COULD NOT BE SAFELY USED WITH REASONABLE LOADING. SOME OF THE COACHES THAT ARE BEING RELEASED AS FIXED ARE OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE WHEN THEY ARE WEIGHED WITHOUT CARGO, BUT HAVE 4 PASSENGERS AND FULL WATER. THIS OVERWEIGHT STATE WOULD SATISFY THE CONDITIONS AND CAUSE OF THE INITIAL RECALL. UPDATED 11/04/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266596April 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE LXI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOTIFIED MARCH 2008 ABOUT RECALL 07V586000 ABOUT AXLE WEIGHT LIMIT. THE MANUFACTURER SENT SOMEONE TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES AND TOLD HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND WEIGHED. HE DID THIS AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S POSSESSION. HE MADE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRIPS TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO FINALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ISSUE. MOST RECENTLY, THE MANUFACTURER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. HE WAS NEVER GIVEN FINAL WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226868May 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
BATTERY CABLES TIED TOGETHER WITH A TIE RAP THAT CAME THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226544May 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SIR, THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PUBLICATION OF THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V586000. AS YOUR SITE INDICATES THAT CCW AND BLUE BIRD KNEW OF AN OVERWEIGHT ISSUE IN SEPT.2007. THE RECALL OF DECEMBER 2007 BASED ON A TIE ROD WEAKNESS APPEARS TO BE A DIVERSION FROM THE UNSAFE AND IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OF SIGNIFICANTLY OVERWEIGHT FRONT AXLE AND THE RV'S WERE STILL ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN. TWO OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE CRASHED WITH FRONT TIRE FAILURES: BOTH WRITE-OFFS AND ONE FATAL. THE UPDATED SUMMARY DOES NOT YET SHOW THE EXTENT AND DANGER OF THE VEHICLE. THE AMENDED DEFECT NOTICE(PART 573) - 3-11-2008 SHOWS AN INVALID REMEDY AS THE FRONT AXLE WEIGHT IS OVER 17,000 POUNDS IN MANY CASES. ONLY THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER(PART 577) SHOW THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. THE SUMMARY SHOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION THAT OVERWEIGHT IS THE MAJOR CONCERN AND THAT A NEW 18,000 POUND AXLE IS BEING DESIGNED AND IS REQUIRED. IT SHOULD ALSO BE POINTED OUT THAT THE 315/80X22.5 TIRES ARE MINIMUM FOR A 17,000 POUND AXLE. A 4% PRESSURE DROP TO 124 PSI IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE 17000 POUND LOAD. NOTE THAT INTERNAL RV AIR SYSTEMS AND MOST SERVICE STATIONS CANNOT GO OVER 120 PSI. SINCERELY, ROSS MACKILLOP *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122541June 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
DT: CONSUMER STATES: BRAKES WENT OUT ON MOTOR COACH WAS GOING DOWN HILL AT 25 TO 30 MPH, NOTHING HAPPENED, PULLED SERVICE LEVER THE MECHANICAL BRAKES CAME ON AND STOPPED IT. NOTICED AIR PRESSURE KEPT DROPPING AND WAS ABOUT 90 LBS OF PRESSURE. *AK A TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE SYSTEM BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAULTY OR IS NOT ADEQUATE TO STOP THE COACH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872962October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE HANKOOK DYNAMIC RADIAL F26 TIRE 12R22.5 16 PLY EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING $3000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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