Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 25V249000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2025-04-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 25V249000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
162
Reported to NHTSA
2025-04-21
Owners notified
2025-06-11

Defect description

Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Vision electric school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes. The system software may fail to detect and alert the driver to a loss of the secondary brake assist.

Safety risk

Driving the bus without a functioning secondary brake assist increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will update the software and repair the wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DL.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD Vision School BUS (Electric)2024 2023 2022

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.