Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V235000

Parking brake

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-04-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V235000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
3
Reported to NHTSA
2020-04-27
Owners notified
2020-06-09

Defect description

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 weight, due to an insufficient application force. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105 "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

Safety risk

A parking brake system that is set to an insufficient application force may result in an increased possibility of unintended vehicle movement, which increases the risk of injury to bystanders.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the floor mounted park brake application force hand lever assembly and adjust the application force, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 24, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AO-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

11 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD Vision2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

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.