Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V249000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-05-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V249000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
352
Reported to NHTSA
2020-05-05
Owners notified
2020-05-28

Defect description

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 parking brake cables, the parking brake cable may contact and chafe the gasoline fuel line, potentially causing a fuel leak.

Safety risk

A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the parking brake cable, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 28, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AQ-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

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD Vision2019 2018
BLUE BIRD Vision School BUS2021 2020
BLUE BIRD Vision Transit BUS2021 2020

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.