Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V074000

Power train

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-02-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V074000

Power train

Component
Power train
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
58
Reported to NHTSA
2020-02-11
Owners notified
2020-03-12

Defect description

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 loss of communication between control modules, resulting in sudden loss of drive power and power steering.

Safety risk

A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will install a cable tie on the connector to maintain the connector locking tab in the locked position, free of charge. The recall began March 12, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AL-SB.

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 American2019 2018
BLUE BIRD Vision2019 2018

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.