Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V643000

Parking brake

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-12-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V643000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
217
Reported to NHTSA
2013-12-24
Owners notified
2013-12-31

Defect description

Blue Bird Corporation is recalling certain 2014-2015 model year All American and Vision school buses manufactured from September 24, 2013, through December 6, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a component within the hydraulic park brake pedal arm may not have been properly heat treated and may fracture causing the parking brake to release without warning.

Safety risk

If the park brake pedal arm fractures, the bus may unexpectedly roll increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird has notified owners and dealers will install a new parking brake assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 31, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R13WT.

Notes

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.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2015 2014
BLUE BIRD Vision2015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.