BLUE BIRD Vision recalls
NHTSA lists 108 recall campaigns for the BLUE BIRD Vision; the most recent was received 2024-10-11 (Equipment › Other › Labels).
Recalls by model year
| Model year | Campaigns | Do Not Drive / Park Outside |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 41 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 20 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
All BLUE BIRD Vision campaigns (latest 60)
| Campaign | Received | Component | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 … |
| 24V600000 | 2024-08-12 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision transit 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. |
| 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 … |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| 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. |
| 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… |
| 20V407000 | 2020-07-15 | Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | 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 anchor… |
| 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… |
| 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 … |
| 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 … |
| 20V235000 | 2020-04-27 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2009-2019 Vision transit buses. The floor-mounted parking brake may fail to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weig… |
| 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… |
| 20V074000 | 2020-02-11 | Power Train | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. A connector within the wire harnesses may become unplugged causing l… |
| 19V796000 | 2019-11-06 | Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch | 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… |
| 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 … |
| 19V765000 | 2019-10-25 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Cummins PowerDrive 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. Due to a software error, the VCU may activate the… |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| 19V471000 | 2019-06-19 | Electrical System › Software | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with PowerDrive 7000 EV electric drivetrains. The Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) may unexpectedly shut down the … |
| 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. |
| 19V393000 | 2019-05-24 | Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper | 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. |
| 19V081000 | 2019-02-11 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2019 Blue Bird Vision bus equipped with a Ricon S-Series Titanium Wheelchair lift. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing… |
| 19V082000 | 2019-02-11 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Ricon S-Series Titanium Wheelchair lifts. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the … |
| 18V892000 | 2018-12-17 | Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Vision school buses equipped with Cummins ISV5.0 diesel engines with optional CP80009 air compressors. The air compressor belt may slip, reducing air outp… |
| 18V885000 | 2018-12-12 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with the Ford 6.8L V10 engines. The hydraulic brake lines or transmission shifter cable may have been improperly r… |
| 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… |
| 18V880000 | 2018-12-11 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision school buses. The parking brake cable may disengage from the foot pedal assembly, possibly allowing the bus to unintentionall… |
| 18V881000 | 2018-12-11 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision transit buses. The parking brake cable may disengage from the foot pedal assembly, possibly allowing the bus to unintentional… |
| 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 … |
| 18V783000 | 2018-11-06 | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Vision school buses with Ford 6.8L Gen IV LPG, Gasoline, or CNG engines. The alternator cables may not be routed correctly and may contact and chafe again… |
| 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… |
| 18V263000 | 2018-04-25 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision school buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument cluster may intermittently indicate "0 PSI" i… |
| 18V264000 | 2018-04-25 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision transit buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument cluster may intermittently indicate "0 PSI" … |
| 18V259000 | 2018-04-24 | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Blue Bird Vision school buses equipped with Gen4 Ford engines with an optional brake and throttle interlock. The brake and throttle interlock is supposed … |
| 18V258000 | 2018-04-24 | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with Gen4 Ford engines with an optional brake and throttle interlock. The brake and throttle interlock is supposed… |
| 17V510000 | 2017-08-17 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2019 Vision and model year 2016 All American school buses equipped with certain QS11 series convertible school bus seats supplied by CE White/HSM So… |
| 17V202000 | 2017-03-23 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2016 Vision and All American school buses, equipped with certain QS11, QSCR11, QSJ11, and Davenport school bus seats that include three-point lap/shoulder seat belt… |
| 17V204000 | 2017-03-23 | Fuel System, Other | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Vision transit buses, designed to run on propane. The fuel control valve solenoid may short circuit, shutting off the flow of propane to the engine, causi… |
| 17V203000 | 2017-03-23 | Fuel System, Other | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Vision school buses, designed to run on propane. The fuel control valve solenoid may short circuit, shutting off the flow of propane to the engine, causin… |
| 17V101000 | 2017-02-15 | Structure | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Vision transit buses equipped with frame mounted battery boxes. The support brackets for these battery boxes may crack causing the battery box to separate… |
| 17V100000 | 2017-02-15 | Structure | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Vision school buses manufactured February 19, 2014, through March 3, 2017, equipped with a frame mounted battery box. The support brackets for these batte… |
| 16V542000 | 2016-07-19 | Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Vision school buses manufactured July 3, 2014, to June 24, 2016, equipped with 6.8L Ford engines and Gen 3 propane units. The affected vehicles… |
| 16V543000 | 2016-07-19 | Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Vision transit buses manufactured September 24, 2015, to May 21, 2016, equipped with 6.8L Ford engines and Gen 3 propane units. The affected ve… |
| 16V405000 | 2016-06-06 | Equipment | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 All American transit buses manufactured from November 13, 2014, through May 4, 2016, and 2016-2017 Vision transit buses manufactured from May 3… |
| 16V265000 | 2016-05-03 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2017 All American Forward Engine transit buses manufactured February 9, 2016, to February 19, 2016 and one Vision transit bus manufactured on February 1,… |
| 16V101000 | 2016-02-23 | Electrical System › Wiring | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2009 Vision transit buses manufactured from November 27, 2007, through February 18, 2008, and equipped with Caterpillar C707 engines. In the affected bus… |
| 16V100000 | 2016-02-23 | Electrical System › Wiring | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Vision school buses manufactured from May 10, 2007, through March 5, 2008 and equipped with Caterpillar C707 engines. In the affected buses, th… |
| 16V006000 | 2016-01-08 | Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 All American school buses manufactured May 18, 2015, to November 9, 2015, and Vision school buses manufactured May 8, 2015, to October 27, 2015… |
| 15V730000 | 2015-11-04 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5… |
| 15V731000 | 2015-11-04 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American and Vision and 2007-2011 Micro Bird transit buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelch… |
| 15V691000 | 2015-10-23 | Visibility/Wiper | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Vision school buses manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 18, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper motor harness connect… |
| 15V696000 | 2015-10-23 | Visibility/Wiper | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2017 Vision transit bus. In the affected vehicle, the windshield wiper motor harness connector may have been installed incorrectly, causing the wiper system to stop wit… |
| 15V591000 | 2015-09-23 | Electrical System › Ignition › Module | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016 Vision school buses manufactured on August 16, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may short circuit, causing the engine… |
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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