Are there recalls for the 2020 BLUE BIRD Vision?
- There are 44 recall(s) for the 2020 BLUE BIRD Vision, additional information is below.
NHTSA Mandated Recalls
Recall 257763 [USA]: An unsecured seat may not adequately restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2024 vision 2020-2023 all american school buses. The convertible seats may have been incorrectly installed, which can result in an unsecured seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." dealers will inspect and repair the seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed march 04, 2024. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r24cm-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.
Recall 249424 [USA]: A vehicle reversing faster than expected can increase the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 all american and vision school buses, equipped with powerdrive 7000 electric drive systems. The system control module (scm) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in reverse and pointing downhill with the brake pedal not applied. dealers will update the scm software calibration, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed may 10, 2023. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r23cg (sb) owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.
Recall 233625 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2013-2021 vision school buses equipped with ford 6.8l lpg engines. The lpg supply line may be damaged from contact with the rh park brake cable, which can result in a fuel leak. dealers will inspect and repair the fuel lines and the park brake cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on november 18, 2022. Owners may contact blue bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r22ca-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.
Recall 211305 [USA]: A corroded fuel line can leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2017-2023 blue bird vision school buses equipped with roush fuel return lines included in gen 4 and gen 5 lpg conversion systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, washington d.C., west virginia, and wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode. dealers will replace the fuel return lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed may 24, 2023. Owners may contact blue bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r22bx-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.
Recall 204117 [USA]: A corroded fuel line can leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2018-2023 blue bird vision transit buses equipped with roush fuel return lines included in gen 4 and gen 5 lpg conversion systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, washington d.C., west virginia, and wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode. dealers will replace the fuel return lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed may 24, 2023. Owners may contact blue bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r22bx-nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.
Recall 204045 [USA]: An improperly grounded air compressor can cause electric shock, increasing the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 all american and vision school buses equipped with cummins pd7000 electric drivetrains containing an electric air compressor. The air compressor housing is improperly grounded, causing electrical voltage greater than 50v ac during operation. dealers will install an electrical ground strap between the compressor motor housing and vehicle chassis, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed february 6, 2023. Owners may contact blue bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r22by-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.
Recall 188337 [USA]: A loss of assisted power steering increases the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 vision and all american school buses. The drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the control area network (can) bus, which may cause a loss of electrical power to the power steering pump. cummins will replace the high voltage low power inverter harness, and install an overlay harness, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on may 22, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on october 25, 2021. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 215471 [USA]: Unintended spring brake application may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 vision and all american school buses. A retainer was not properly seated in the sc-3 single check valve and may not provide source air isolation when pressure is applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 121, "air brake system." dealers will replace the sc-3 check valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on november 18, 2021. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r21be-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 208438 [USA]: An undetected high voltage isolation can expose service personnel to high voltage, increasing the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 vision and all american school buses. The electric drive train cannot detect isolation faults when the high voltage contactors are closed. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle control unit software or install a different combination of high voltage power distribution unit hardware, free of charge. The recall began on may 22, 2021. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r21bd-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 180330 [USA]: An incorrectly installed seat can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 vision and all american buses. The seats with integrated 3-point seat belts may have been installed incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install any missing hardware, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin april 9, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed february 03, 2022. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r21bb-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 155519 [USA]: In the event of a crash, seat belt anchorages that do not remain secured increase the risk of injury to those seat occupants.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 vision and all-american transit buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard number 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchorage point hardware and install any missing hardware as needed, free of charge. The recall began august 11, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ax-nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 180694 [USA]: If the drag link separates, loss of steering control my occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 blue bird vision school buses powered by compressed natural gas (cng) or liquefied petroleum gas (lpg). The castle nuts used to connect the steering drag link to the steering arm may have not been correctly tightened, potentially causing separation of the drag link. blue bird will notify owners, and will inspect the drag link assembly connection points, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. This recall began july 27, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20aw-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 142222 [USA]: Incorrect installation of the air conditioning circuit breaker may increase the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 vision and all american school buses equipped with factory-installed air conditioning (a/c) systems. The a/c circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the installation of the a/c circuit breaker, correcting it as necessary. Any damaged circuit breakers will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began july 6, 2020. Owner letters were mailed on november 30, 2021. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ar-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 142227 [USA]: Incorrect installation of the air conditioning circuit breaker increases the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 vision and all american buses equipped with factory-installed air conditioning (a/c) systems. The a/c circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the installation of the a/c circuit breaker, correcting it as necessary. Any damaged circuit breakers will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began july 6, 2020. Owner letters were mailed on november 30, 2021. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ar-nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 159595 [USA]: Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 vision and 2021 all american buses. The foot pedal parking brake assembly may have been improperly assembled possibly resulting in a failure to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the foot pedal parking brake assembly application force and adjust it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin july 3, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ap-nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 159963 [USA]: Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 vision and all american school buses. The foot pedal parking brake assembly may have been improperly assembled possibly resulting in a failure to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the foot pedal parking brake assembly application force and adjust it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin july 3, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ap-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 159596 [USA]: Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 vision and 2021 all american buses. The foot pedal parking brake assembly may have been improperly assembled possibly resulting in a failure to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the foot pedal parking brake assembly application force and adjust it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin july 3, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ap-nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 159964 [USA]: Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 vision and all american school buses. The foot pedal parking brake assembly may have been improperly assembled possibly resulting in a failure to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the foot pedal parking brake assembly application force and adjust it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin july 3, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ap-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 144674 [USA]: A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 vision school buses equipped with ford 6.8l gasoline engines with an optional right-hand mounted parking brake lever. Due to improper routing of the parking brake cables, the parking brake cable may contact and chafe the gasoline fuel line, potentially causing a fuel leak. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the parking brake cable, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began may 28, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20aq-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 143470 [USA]: A parking brake system that is set to an insufficient application force may result in an increased possibility of unintended vehicle movement, which increases the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 vision and 2007-2013 all american school buses. The floor-mounted parking brake may fail to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight, due to an insufficient application force. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the floor mounted park brake application force hand lever assembly and correct the application force, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin june 24, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20ao-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 149082 [USA]: In the event of a crash, the seat barrier may not adequately protect the occupant seated behind the seat barrier separating them from the driver seat with integrated 3-point seat belt, increasing the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2008-2021 vision and all american school buses. The seat barrier behind the driver seat with an integrated 3-point seat belt may have been installed incorrectly and may be missing the reinforcing bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and properly install the seat barrier including adding reinforcing bracket, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin april 23, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r20am-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 144547 [USA]: Improperly functioning brake lights could confuse following motorists and fail to warn them that the bus may be stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2013-2020 vision transit buses equipped with ford engines. The brake light switch mounting bracket may have caused the brake light switch to be incorrectly adjusted at installation and/or the brake light switch mounting bracket may deform when the driver allows the brake pedal to return forcibly. An incorrectly adjusted brake light switch or deformed brake light switch mounting bracket may cause the brake lights to illuminate continuously. blue bird issued owners an interim notification december 10, 2019. Dealers will install a new, redesigned brake light switch mounting bracket along with a new brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began march 6, 2020. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19ai-nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 148761 [USA]: In the event of a crash, if the roof sheets separate, there is an increased risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 all american and vision school buses. An insufficient number of rivets were installed in the roof sheets, allowing the roof sheets to separate in the event of a severe impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 221, "school bus body joint strength." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the roof joints and add the sufficient number of rivets, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began october 22, 2019. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19ah. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 157516 [USA]: If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020 vision and all american buses equipped with specialty prolo 24" x 24" roof hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the outer hatch handle, free of charge. The recall began august 21, 2019. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19af - nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 145373 [USA]: A dragging brake may cause damage to the brake components, which may activate the abs warning light. the warning light may cause the driver to immediately stop the vehicle and transfer occupants. additionally, the high temperatures at the wheel end can increasing the risk of a fire. either condition increases the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2016-2020 vision and 2015-2020 all american non-school buses equipped with adb22x disc brakes. The driver side rear brakes may drag. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a new caliper with an updated clearance adjustment mechanism, free of charge. Blue bird issued owners interim notification on july 18, 2019. The recall began august 28, 2019. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19aa - nsb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 142056 [USA]: A dragging brake may cause damage to the brake components, which may activate the abs warning light. the warning light may cause the driver to immediately stop the vehicle and transfer occupants. additionally, the high temperatures at the wheel end can increase the risk of a fire. either condition increases the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2015-2020 vision and all american school buses equipped with bendix adb22x air brakes. The driver side rear brakes may drag. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a new caliper with an updated clearance adjustment mechanism, free of charge. Blue bird issued owners interim notification on july 18, 2019. The recall began august 28, 2019. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19aa - sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 137158 [USA]: A hydraulic brake fluid leak or a fuel line failure can increase the risk of a fire.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2013-2020 blue bird vision school buses equipped with the ford 6.8l v10 engines. The hydraulic brake lines or transmission shifter cable may have been improperly routed, causing the brake line to be exposed to excessive heat, and leak hydraulic brake fluid. Additionally, the transmission shifter cable could contact the gasoline fuel supply line to the engine which may result in a fuel leak. blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket which will insulate the brake lines from excessive heat, control routing of the brake lines, and secure the transmission shifter cable away from the fuel line, free of charge. The recall began february 7, 2019. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19zv-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 126163 [USA]: In the event of a crash, if the bus seat detaches from the floor, it can increase the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2020 blue bird all american and 2019-2020 blue bird vision school buses, equipped with certain hsm nextgen 45" 3pt school bus seats, part number genq3-45 lh. There may be an insufficient number of bolts attaching the seat to the bus floor, allowing the seat to detach from the bus floor in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary floor mounting brace, free of charge. The recall began december 12, 2018. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r18zt-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 131165 [USA]: Without a warning label, the seat may be used improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2019 blue bird all american and 2019-2020 blue bird vision school buses, equipped with certain nextgen school bus seats with integrated child restraint systems. These seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 213, "child restraint systems." blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a warning label to the lower restraint strap portion of the restraint belt system, free of charge. The recall began september 26, 2018. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r18zn-sb. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.
Recall 2020269 [Canada]: Steering
Issue: on certain buses, the castle nut that attaches the steering arm to the drag link may not have been properly tightened. As a result, the drag link could separate and cause a loss of steering control. Safety risk: a loss of steering control could create the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: blue bird will notify owners by mail and provide instructions for how to inspect and tighten the castle nuts that attach the drag link. No replacement parts are required for this recall.
Recall 2020200 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: on certain buses, the parking brake may not have been adjusted correctly. As a result, it may not hold the bus when parked. Under certain conditions, like while parked on an incline, this could allow the bus to roll away. Safety risk: a parked bus that moves unexpectedly could increase the risk injury and/or a crash. Corrective actions: you should park the bus on a level surface and properly chock the wheels until the parking brake assembly has been inspected. Blue bird will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to an authorized repair facility to have the parking brake assembly inspected and adjusted, as necessary.
Recall 2020181 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: on certain buses, the parking brake may not have been adjusted correctly. As a result, the parking brake may not apply enough force to hold the bus when parked. Under certain conditions, like while parked on an incline, this could allow the bus to roll away. Safety risk: a parked bus that moves unexpectedly could increase the risk injury and/or a crash. Corrective actions: you should park the bus on a level surface and properly chock the wheels until the hand brake assembly has been inspected. Blue bird will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to an authorized repair facility to have the floor-mounted hand brake assembly inspected and adjusted, as necessary.
Recall 2019556 [Canada]: Brakes
Recall update: after the initial notification, blue bird determined that no vehicles with this defect were sold in canada. Issue: on certain buses equipped with a ford engine and air brakes, the brake switch mounting bracket could deform. If this happens, the brake lights may stay on. Note: this would also cause the brake warning light in the instrument cluster to turn on. Safety risk: brake lights that stay on could cause other road users not to recognize when the bus is braking. This could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, an active brake warning light may lead a driver to park the bus immediately. This could result in the transfer of passengers to another bus in an uncontrolled environment. Corrective actions: blue bird will notify owners by mail and provide them with a redesigned brake switch mounting bracket and a replacement brake switch. They will provide instructions for how to remove and replace the bracket and brake switch. Until the recall has been completed, drivers should confirm that the brake lights do not stay on during their pre-trip inspection.
Recall 2019247 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: a problem with the left-rear brake caliper on certain buses may cause the brake pads to drag and overheat. This could result in high temperatures, smoke, odour, or a possible fire. Safety risk: a fire could increase the risk of injury. This could also result in an emergency evacuation in an uncontrolled environment, which could also increase the risk of an injury. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to an authorized repair facility to replace the left-rear brake caliper.
Recall 2018698 [Canada]: Brakes
On certain buses, the hydraulic brake lines and/or transmission shifter cable may have been incorrectly routed and could come into contact with surrounding components. If the brake lines were too close to the exhaust manifold, they could fail prematurely, resulting in hydraulic brake fluid leaking onto the manifold, and longer braking distances, increasing the risk of a crash. If the transmission shifter cable were to rub against the engine fuel supply line, it could result in a fuel leak. Both leaking brake fluid onto a hot surface and a fuel leak could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will install a bracket to insulate the brake lines from heat and reroute the transmission shifter cable away from the fuel lines.
Recall 2020320 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
Issue: certain school bus seats with integrated 3-point seat belts may not have been installed correctly. On these buses, the reinforcement washers may be missing under the floor. As a result, the seats could move in a crash. Safety risk: seats that are not installed correctly could create an increased risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: blue bird will notify owners by mail and provide instructions for how to inspect the bus to ensure the seats are installed correctly. If any parts are missing, new hardware must be installed according to the recall instructions.
Recall 2020268 [Canada]: Steering
Issue: on certain school buses, the castle nut that attaches the steering arm to the drag link may not have been properly tightened. As a result, the drag link could separate and cause a loss of steering control. Safety risk: a loss of steering control could create the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: blue bird will notify owners by mail and provide instructions for how to inspect and tighten the castle nuts that attach the drag link. No replacement parts are required for this recall.
Recall 2020199 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: on certain school buses, the parking brake may not have been adjusted correctly. As a result, it may not hold the bus when parked. Under certain conditions, like while parked on an incline, this could allow the bus to roll away. Safety risk: a parked bus that moves unexpectedly could increase the risk injury and/or a crash. Corrective actions: you should park the bus on a level surface and properly chock the wheels until the parking brake assembly has been inspected. Blue bird will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to an authorized repair facility to have the parking brake assembly inspected and adjusted, as necessary.
Recall 2020180 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: on certain school buses, the parking brake may not have been adjusted correctly. As a result, the parking brake may not apply enough force to hold the bus when parked. Under certain conditions, like while parked on an incline, this could allow the bus to roll away. Safety risk: a parked bus that moves unexpectedly could increase the risk injury and/or a crash. Corrective actions: you should park the bus on a level surface and properly chock the wheels until the hand brake assembly has been inspected. Blue bird will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to an authorized repair facility to have the floor-mounted hand brake assembly inspected and adjusted, as necessary.
Recall 2020019 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
Issue: certain school bus seats may not have the tether anchorage point required for installing a child seat. Safety risk: a child seat that is not properly installed could create an increased risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be sent the missing anchorage parts and instructions for their installation.
Recall 2019555 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: on certain school buses equipped with a ford engine and air brakes, the brake switch mounting bracket could deform. If this happens, the brake lights may stay on. Note: this would also cause the brake warning light in the instrument cluster to turn on. Safety risk: brake lights that stay on could cause other road users not to recognize when the bus is braking. This could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, an active brake warning light may lead a driver to park the bus immediately. This could result in the transfer of passengers to another bus in an uncontrolled environment. Corrective actions: blue bird will notify owners by mail and provide them with a redesigned brake switch mounting bracket and a replacement brake switch. They will provide instructions for how to remove and replace the bracket and brake switch. Until the recall has been completed, drivers should confirm that the brake lights do not stay on during their pre-trip inspection.
Recall 2019343 [Canada]: Structure
Issue: on certain school buses, the outer handle for the roof hatch (emergency exit) could break. If this happens, it would be difficult to open the roof hatch from outside the bus. Safety risk: an emergency exit that is difficult to open could increase the risk of injury in an emergency. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to replace the roof hatch outer handle.
Recall 2019246 [Canada]: Brakes
Issue: a problem with the left-rear brake caliper on certain school buses may cause the brake pads to drag and overheat. This could result in high temperatures, smoke, odour, or a possible fire. Safety risk: a fire could increase the risk of injury. This could also result in an emergency evacuation in an uncontrolled environment, which could also increase the risk of an injury. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to an authorized repair facility to replace the left-rear brake caliper.
Recall 2018697 [Canada]: Brakes
On certain school buses, the hydraulic brake lines and/or transmission shifter cable may have been incorrectly routed and could come into contact with surrounding components. If the brake lines were too close to the exhaust manifold, they could fail prematurely, resulting in hydraulic brake fluid leaking onto the manifold, and longer braking distances, increasing the risk of a crash. If the transmission shifter cable were to rub against the engine fuel supply line, it could result in a fuel leak. Both leaking brake fluid onto a hot surface and a fuel leak could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will install a bracket to insulate the brake lines from heat and reroute the transmission shifter cable away from the fuel lines.
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Bulletins
Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.
Draglink01312024 - STEERING: Uploading documents that will be sent out to customers to educate them about draglink maintenance.
Draglink01312024 - STEERING: Uploading documents that will be sent out to customers to educate them about draglink maintenance.
No comms 2023-12 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: There are no manufacturer communications in accordance with 49 cfr 579.5 to report for december 2023 for blue bird body company.
SM 23-01 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES: A motor high temperature error can display on the instrument cluster when the oem coolant valve in the closed position restricting coolant flow through the high voltage propulsion motor.
No comms 2022-10 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: There are no manufacturer communications in accordance with 49 cfr 579.5 to report for october 2022 for blue bird body company.
SM2203 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Sm2203: ev recommended starting procedure this service memorandum is to announce the proper starting procedure to be followed for all cummins ev powered units. The sequence is required due to multiple electronic modules required to wake u
SM2202 - POWER TRAIN: Sm2022 ev maintenance and service documentation this service memorandum is to announce information on cummins power electric buses now available at quickserve online. Dealer must have access to quickserve to obtain these service maintena
SU2201 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Cummins recently issued temporary repair practice (trP2484) for certain vehicles with def sensor failures in which def sensor replacement parts are not available. This provides a temporary ecm calibration that inhibits engine warning messag
SM1906 - POWER TRAIN: The intent of service memorandum sm1906 is to make blue bird dealers aware that cummins has released a calibration update improvement to reduce occurrence of ⿿engine fault codes 3555 and 3556 on cummins diesel engines with the followin
SM1905 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Sm1905: blue bird vantage dash fault codes website blue bird vantage "dash fault codes" website page has been updated to include additional new fault codes for all applicable system types (brake, engine, and transmission). Also, "powertr
SM1904 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Sm1904: new ametek parts & software new ametek instrument cluster part numbers and software now listed on the blue bird dealer vantage website. Also listed is a new ametek gateway module and applicable software. New ametek gateway modul
SM2001 - POWER TRAIN: The intent of service memorandum sm2001 is to ??A???A???A?Announce a new blue bird dealer process??A???A???A? Now available to perform a ford powertrain control module (pcm) modification remotely at the dealer service center location. This
S21AZ - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Overview: certain 2013 through 2022 model year blue bird vision school and non-school bus units has experienced signs of single strand failing, leading to multiple stands, and eventually belt failure. The belt composition is not ideal for
S19AG - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Blue bird has determined that the cit brand air conditioning relays should be replaced with song chuan brand relays (pn 00079077). Additionally, the wiring harness (pn 10023917) connected to the relay base should be inspected for any sign o
S19ZI - SEATS: Overview: blue bird and hsm quality/engineering teams have determined that the nextgen seats shipped from september 19, 2017 to march 21, 2019 have exposed holes in the rear side of the seat back frame that can allow a passenger(s) to inse
SM1903 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Service memorandum (sm1903) includes basic troubleshooting steps for cummins engines with "aftertreatment abnormal update rate fault codes". These codes indicate either a problem with the aftertreatment battery power/ground circuits, the p
S19AB School Bus - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: Overview: service bulletin s19ab, separator clamp removal on gasoline with heat shield affects certain model year 2020 visions with a ford gasoline powertrain and heat shield. To correct this condition, the dealer is to cut the zip ties
S19AB NonSchool - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: Overview: service bulletin s19ab, separator clamp removal on gasoline with heat shield affects certain model year 2020 visions with a ford gasoline powertrain and heat shield. To correct this condition, the dealer is to cut the zip ties
S19ZZ - SEATS: Overview: blue bird and hsm quality/engineering teams have determined that certain nexgen left-hand track mounted seats shipped from october 1, 2017 to february 1, 2019 have a missing bolt in the assembly. Hsm testing has shown this issue
Known Recall Investigations
Blue bird draglink failures investigation # PE23004
On march 17, 2023, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe23-004 to investigate instances of drag link separation in model year (my) 2016-2020 vision school buses manufactured by blue bird body company (blue bird). Since drag links are serviceable items that can wear out, odi opened this investigation to understand why two drag links separated at the steering arm end shortly after having passed a routine inspection by multiple qualified entities.Two buses used in the same rural school district, owned and maintained by different bus contractors, had both undergone similar annual and semi-annual inspections prior to the start of the school year.Both failed within a week of each other, approximately a month into the school year. Odi interviewed the bus contractors and surveyed the industry to learn what inspection methods were being used and which ones were best at detecting wear in the components.Odi learned that the failed buses had not been inspected using the most thorough methods. Odi collected the drag links from each of the failed buses. Assisted by the pennsylvania state police motor carrier enforcement division and using best practice inspection methods, odi identified and collected a pre-separation drag link from a neighboring school district. the drag links underwent a teardown inspection at the vehicle research and test center (vrtc) jointly with blue bird and thk-rhythm automotive, the drag link manufacturer.In all cases, the visual analysis of each drag link end revealed that the grease at the steering arm end was dirty, discolored, and dry in texture, while the pitman arm end was still clean looking and fluid. Odi reviewed the information request data submitted by blue bird.No other separations had been reported.Odi contacted additional fleets to determine whether any other separations had occurred that had not been included in the submitted warranty and claim data.None were found. The grease fitting on the steering arm end is obscured by the steering arm itself.Therefore it is believed that inadequate maintenance resulted in the failures that had not been detected during the less-thorough prior inspections.Blue bird has agreed to issue a notification to all owners to clearly identify all lubrication points and ensure all owners understand the proper lubrication and inspection methods.Blue bird will also update their service manuals to convey the industry best practices of having someone turn the steering wheel while someone else inspects the drag links while the wheels are on the ground. Since the drag link failures appear to be caused by maintenance and inspection deficiencies and not due to a design, material or manufacturing issue, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist. The agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.