Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V300000

Power train

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-04-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V300000

Power train

Component
Power train
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
302
Reported to NHTSA
2021-04-28
Owners notified
2021-10-25

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the Control Area Network (CAN) bus, which may cause a loss of electrical power to the power steering pump.

Safety risk

A loss of assisted power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Cummins will replace the High Voltage Low Power Inverter Harness, and install an overlay harness, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242.

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

8 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2019 2018
BLUE BIRD ALL American School BUS2021 2020
BLUE BIRD Vision2019 2018
BLUE BIRD Vision School 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.