BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS recalls
NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS; the most recent was received 2026-04-17 (Visibility › Windshield › Critical Fasteners).
Recalls by model year
All BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS campaigns
| Campaign | Received | Component | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V246000 | 2026-04-17 | Visibility › Windshield › Critical Fasteners | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 All American school buses. The retention nuts between the wiper blades and the mounting arms may have been improperly tightened. |
| 26V032000 | 2026-01-22 | Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Vision and All American school buses. The windows may have illegible DOT markings. As such these windows fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Mo… |
| 25V851000 | 2025-12-10 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Restraints/Securement › Latch/Anchor › | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Vision and All American school buses equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair fro… |
| 25V289000 | 2025-05-06 | Seats › Critical Fasteners | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026 Vision and All American school buses equipped with a lap belt-ready or 3-pt seats. The seat mounting fasteners may have been improperly tightened. As such, the… |
| 25V003000 | 2025-01-08 | Electrical System › Wiring | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2024-2025 All American school buses. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As suc… |
| 25V004000 | 2025-01-08 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2025 All American transit bus. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As such, these v… |
| 24V758000 | 2024-10-11 | Equipment › Other › Labels | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Vision and All American school buses. The emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these … |
| 24V543000 | 2024-07-19 | Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Vision, All American Front Engine, and All American Rear Engine school buses. An exterior roof joint may have been manufactured with insufficient strength … |
| 24V078000 | 2024-02-07 | Seats | 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, the… |
| 23V778000 | 2023-11-20 | Structure | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2014-2024 All American school buses equipped with 39" High Back seat restraining barriers. The bolts securing the restraining barriers to the floor may separate whe… |
| 23V425000 | 2023-06-13 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 All American and 2021-2022 Vision school buses. A software error in the instrument cluster may cause the air pressure gauges and the visual and audio low … |
| 23V276000 | 2023-04-18 | Power Train › Driveline | 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… |
| 22V600000 | 2022-08-08 | Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 All American school buses. The engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal short-circuit, which can result in an unexpected engine shut down without… |
| 22V505000 | 2022-07-14 | Electrical System › Propulsion System | 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 i… |
| 21V312000 | 2021-05-04 | Fuel System, Diesel › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American buses. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak. |
| 21V300000 | 2021-04-28 | Steering | 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… |
| 21V284000 | 2021-04-22 | Service Brakes, Air | 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 pres… |
| 21V253000 | 2021-04-12 | Electrical System › Propulsion System › Shock Protection | 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. |
| 21V083000 | 2021-02-17 | Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Vision and 2022 All American school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes and electronic stability control (ESC). The Hydraulic Brake control unit (ECU) ma… |
| 21V070000 | 2021-02-12 | Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Anchorage | 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 wi… |
| 20V456000 | 2020-08-05 | Steering | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021 Vision and All American school buses. The nut that secures the steering wheel to the steering shaft may not have been properly tightened. |
| 20V409000 | 2020-07-15 | Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All-American and 2019-2021 Vision school buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at t… |
| 20V266000 | 2020-05-12 | Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | 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 incor… |
| 20V258000 | 2020-05-08 | Parking Brake | 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… |
| 20V125000 | 2020-03-03 | Seats › Barriers | 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… |
| 19V707000 | 2019-10-04 | Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars | 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 even… |
| 19V524000 | 2019-07-12 | Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit | 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 unexpected… |
| 19V526000 | 2019-07-12 | Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Specialty Manufacturing Prolo roof emergency exit hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch… |
| 19V391000 | 2019-05-24 | Service Brakes, Air › Disc | 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. |
| 18V846000 | 2018-11-28 | Seats | 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 … |
A recall covers a make, model and year range; whether one specific vehicle is affected or already repaired is confirmed by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or by a dealer. Recall repairs are free. Source: NHTSA recall flat file (public domain), campaigns received since January 2010.
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