Blue Bird All American School Bus recalls
Every NHTSA recall campaign filed since 2000 that names the Blue Bird All American School Bus, newest first. Last verified Jul 30, 2026.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Apr 17, 2026Crash risk2026–2027 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2026 Blue Bird All American School Bus (electric) — Visibility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 All American school buses. The retention nuts between the wiper blades and the mounting arms may have been improperly tightened.
26V246000 · 103 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jan 22, 2026Crash risk2026–2027 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2026–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Visibility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Vision and All American school buses. The windows may have illegible DOT markings. As such these windows fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 205, "Glazing Materials."
26V032000 · 432 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Dec 10, 2025Crash risk2026–2027 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2026–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus, 2026–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Vision and All American school buses equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
25V851000 · 310 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 6, 2025Crash risk2026 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2026 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Seats
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."
25V289000 · 34 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jan 8, 2025Crash risk2024–2025 Blue Bird All American School Bus — Exterior Lighting
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2024-2025 All American school buses. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
25V003000 · 91 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jan 8, 2025Crash risk2025 Blue Bird All American School Bus — Exterior Lighting
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2025 All American transit bus. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
25V004000 · 1 unit · Blue Bird Body Company
- Oct 11, 2024Crash risk2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Equipment
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."
24V758000 · 28K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 19, 2024Crash risk2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2023 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Structure
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Vision, All American Front Engine, and All American Rear Engine school buses. An exterior roof joint may have been manufactured with insufficient strength that can allow the roof panels to separate in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
24V543000 · 17K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Feb 7, 2024Crash risk2020–2023 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2020–2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Seats
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Vision 2020-2023 All American school buses. The convertible seats may have been incorrectly installed, which can result in an unsecured seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
24V078000 · 7K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Nov 20, 2023Crash risk2014–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus — Structure
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2014-2024 All American school buses equipped with 39" High Back seat restraining barriers. The bolts securing the restraining barriers to the floor may separate when fully loaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
23V778000 · 6K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jun 13, 2023Crash risk2021–2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2021–2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 All American and 2021-2022 Vision school buses. A software error in the instrument cluster may cause the air pressure gauges and the visual and audio low air warnings to not function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
23V425000 · 1K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 18, 2023Crash risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Power Train
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All American and Vision School Buses, equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Module (SCM) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in reverse and pointing downhill with the brake pedal not applied.
23V276000 · 419 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 8, 2022Crash risk2023 Blue Bird All American School Bus — Engine and Engine Cooling
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 All American school buses. The engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal short-circuit, which can result in an unexpected engine shut down without the ability to restart the vehicle.
22V600000 · 2 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 14, 2022Crash risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American and Vision school buses equipped with Cummins PD7000 Electric Drivetrains containing an electric air compressor. The air compressor housing is improperly grounded, causing electrical voltage greater than 50V AC during operation.
22V505000 · 482 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 4, 2021Fire risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus — Fuel System, Diesel
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American buses. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
21V312000 · 1K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 28, 2021Crash risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Power Train
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.
21V300000 · 302 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 22, 2021Crash risk2020–2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2020–2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Service Brakes, Air
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Vision and All American school buses. A retainer was not properly seated in the SC-3 single check valve and may not provide source air isolation when pressure is applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake System."
21V284000 · 2K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 12, 2021Crash risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The electric drive train cannot detect isolation faults when the high voltage contactors are closed.
21V253000 · 292 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Feb 17, 2021Crash risk2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2021–2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Vision and 2022 All American school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes and electronic stability control (ESC). The Hydraulic Brake control unit (ECU) may not have been programmed correctly, possibly causing the ESC to malfunction.
21V083000 · 60 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Feb 12, 2021Crash risk2020–2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020–2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Seat Belts
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Vision and All American buses. The seats with integrated 3-point seat belts may have been installed incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
21V070000 · 620 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 5, 2020Crash risk2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Steering
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021 Vision and All American school buses. The nut that secures the steering wheel to the steering shaft may not have been properly tightened.
20V456000 · 293 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 15, 2020Crash risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Seat Belts
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All-American and 2019-2021 Vision school buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
20V409000 · 4K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 12, 2020Fire risk2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2020–2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Equipment
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vision and All American school buses equipped with factory-installed air conditioning (A/C) systems. The A/C circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly.
20V266000 · 1K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 8, 2020Crash risk2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2020–2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Parking Brake
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vision and All American school 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."
20V258000 · 2K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Mar 3, 2020Crash risk2008–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus and 3 other models — Seats
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The seat barrier behind the driver seat with an integrated 3-point seat belt may have been installed incorrectly and may be missing the reinforcing bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
20V125000 · 3K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Oct 4, 2019Crash risk2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020–2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2021 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus and 3 other models — Structure
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 All American and Vision school buses. An insufficient number of rivets were installed in the roof sheets, allowing the roof sheets to separate in the event of a severe impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
19V707000 · 302 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 12, 2019Crash risk2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Structure
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Vision and All American buses equipped with Specialty Prolo 24" x 24" roof hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. 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."
19V524000 · 13 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 12, 2019Crash risk2018–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision and 1 other model — Structure
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Specialty Manufacturing Prolo roof emergency exit hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. 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."
19V526000 · 2K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 24, 2019Fire risk2015–2019 Blue Bird All American, 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2015–2019 Blue Bird Vision and 2 other models — Service Brakes, Air
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Bendix ADB22X air brakes. The driver side rear brakes may drag.
19V391000 · 4K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Nov 28, 2018Crash risk2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus, 2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Seats
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain HSM NextGen 45" 3PT school bus seats, part number GenQ3-45 LH. There may be an insufficient number of bolts attaching the seat to the bus floor, allowing the seat to detach from the bus floor in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
18V846000 · 12 units · Blue Bird Body Company