Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 24V758000

Equipment: other: labels

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2024-10-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 24V758000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
28,479
Reported to NHTSA
2024-10-11
Owners notified
2024-12-09

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Vision and All American school buses. The emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Safety risk

An emergency exit label that is difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the emergency exit label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird Customer Service at 478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CK (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 nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2019
BLUE BIRD ALL American School BUS2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
BLUE BIRD Vision2019
BLUE BIRD Vision School BUS2024 2023 2022 2021 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.