Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V259000

Parking brake

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-05-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V259000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
24
Reported to NHTSA
2020-05-08
Owners notified
2020-06-22

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vision and 2021 All American buses. The foot pedal parking brake assembly may have been improperly assembled possibly resulting in a failure to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight. 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

Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the foot pedal parking brake assembly application force and adjust it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 3, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AP-NSB.

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

3 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American Transit BUS2021
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.