Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 25V289000

Seats: critical fasteners

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2025-05-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 25V289000

Seats: critical fasteners

Component
Seats: critical fasteners
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
34
Reported to NHTSA
2025-05-06
Owners notified
2025-07-02

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026 Vision and All American school buses equipped with a lap belt-ready or 3-pt seats. The seat mounting fasteners may have been improperly tightened. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems," 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages," and 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Safety risk

A seat with loose fasteners may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will replace the seat fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 2, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DM.

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 nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American School BUS2026
BLUE BIRD Vision School BUS2026

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.