BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS recalls
NHTSA lists 51 recall campaigns for the BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS; the most recent was received 2026-08-31 (Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Lift/Ramp › Controls/Control Wiring).
Recalls by model year
All BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS campaigns
| Campaign | Received | Component | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V556000 | 2026-08-31 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Lift/Ramp › Controls/Control Wiring | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses equipped with Ricon K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the l… |
| 26V519000 | 2026-08-10 | Electrical System › Wiring | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 and 2026-2027 Vision School Bus (Electric), and 2023-2027 Vision School Buses. The 12V power wire on one of the harnesses may become damaged and short cir… |
| 26V466000 | 2026-07-20 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2027 Vision school buses. The exhaust hanger cotter pin may contact the hydraulic brake line, damaging the line and causing a brake fluid leak. |
| 26V319000 | 2026-05-20 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Restraints/Securement › Critical Fasteners | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2027 Vision school buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured. |
| 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… |
| 25V852000 | 2025-12-10 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Lift/Ramp | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses. The wheelchair lift may have a missing support brace, causing the wheelchair lift to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with… |
| 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… |
| 25V635000 | 2025-09-23 | Parking Brake › Electrical › Control Module › Software | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Vision school buses. The brake interlock software may unintentionally activate the parking brake at any driving speed. |
| 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… |
| 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 … |
| 24V599000 | 2024-08-12 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision school buses equipped with 6.8L gasoline engines. The coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak. |
| 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 … |
| 24V365000 | 2024-05-23 | Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Vision school buses. The diesel tank that supplies the fuel fired heater was improperly designed and may leak fuel. As such, these vehicles fail to comply… |
| 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… |
| 24V068000 | 2024-02-02 | Electrical System › Software | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Vision school buses. Firmware in the multiplex module may cause the warning lights to deactivate and the stop arm to retract without warning. |
| 24V048000 | 2024-01-26 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2024 Vision buses. The parking brake secondary release mechanism may malfunction and allow the lever to be released without pressing the release button. |
| 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… |
| 22V739000 | 2022-10-05 | Engine | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision school buses equipped with a 7.3L gasoline engine. The transmission cable may not have sufficient clearance from the gasoline fuel supply line at t… |
| 22V736000 | 2022-10-04 | Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | 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… |
| 22V578000 | 2022-08-04 | Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | 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 so… |
| 22V579000 | 2022-08-04 | Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | 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 sol… |
| 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… |
| 22V321000 | 2022-05-11 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module › Software | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses equipped with an Allison transmission. The starter interlock settings in the vehicle software are incorrect, allowing the engine to crank w… |
| 22V279000 | 2022-04-27 | Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the require… |
| 22V274000 | 2022-04-25 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision school buses. The fuel supply line was incorrectly routed, allowing it to chafe against a bolt head, which can damage the line and create a fuel le… |
| 22V049000 | 2022-02-02 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Lift/Ramp | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The vehicle multiplex software may not engage the brakes when the wheelchair platform lift is operated. As such, these vehicles fail to co… |
| 21V778000 | 2021-10-06 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Critical Fasteners | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022 Vision school buses equipped with Ford 7.3L engines. The retaining clamp used to secure the hydraulic brake line near the engine may not have been installed, w… |
| 21V696000 | 2021-09-08 | Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022 Vision school buses equipped with cross-view mirrors and a Mobileye collision mitigation system. Due to the current placement of the Mobileye camera, the camer… |
| 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… |
| 20V357000 | 2020-06-15 | Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Blue Bird Vision gasoline-powered buses. The castle nuts that connect the steering drag link to the steering arm may have not been correctly tightened, potenti… |
| 20V356000 | 2020-06-15 | Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection | 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 … |
| 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… |
| 20V249000 | 2020-05-05 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | 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 parki… |
| 20V234000 | 2020-04-27 | Parking Brake | 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 … |
| 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… |
| 19V795000 | 2019-11-06 | Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2013-2020 Vision school buses equipped with Ford engines. The brake light switch mounting bracket may have caused the brake light switch to be incorrectly adjusted … |
| 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. |
| 18V884000 | 2018-12-12 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Column Shift | 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 ro… |
| 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 … |
| 18V566000 | 2018-08-28 | Equipment › Other › Labels | 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. The… |
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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