Blue Bird recalls
332 NHTSA recall campaigns filed since 2000 that affect Blue Bird vehicles, newest first. Last verified Sep 13, 2026.
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- Aug 31, 2026Crash risk2025–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses equipped with Ricon K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.
26V556000 · 82 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 10, 2026Crash risk2023–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus, 2021–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 and 2026-2027 Vision School Bus (Electric), and 2023-2027 Vision School Buses. The 12V power wire on one of the harnesses may become damaged and short circuit.
26V519000 · 18K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 10, 2026Crash risk2023–2027 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023-2027 Vision Transit Buses. The 12V power wire on one of the harnesses may become damaged and short circuit.
26V520000 · 92 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 20, 2026Fire risk2022–2027 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2027 Vision transit buses. The exhaust hanger cotter pin may contact the hydraulic brake line, damaging the line and causing a brake fluid leak.
26V467000 · 29 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jul 20, 2026Fire risk2022–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2027 Vision school buses. The exhaust hanger cotter pin may contact the hydraulic brake line, damaging the line and causing a brake fluid leak.
26V466000 · 5K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 20, 2026Crash risk2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2027 Vision school buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
26V319000 · 4 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- 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
- Apr 17, 2026Crash risk2026 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus — Visibility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026 All American transit buses. The retention nuts between the wiper blades and the mounting arms may have been improperly tightened.
26V245000 · 6 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jan 22, 2026Crash risk2026 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Visibility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2026 Vision transit bus. 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."
26V033000 · 1 unit · 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
- Jan 6, 2026Crash risk2026 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus (electric), 2026 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus (electric) — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026 Vision and All American transit buses equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
26V004000 · 11 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jan 5, 2026Crash risk2022–2024 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus (electric) — Electrical System
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 All American transit buses. A loose 12-volt cable may disconnect, causing a loss of electrical systems.
26V002000 · 16 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Dec 19, 2025Crash risk2019–2027 Blue Bird All American School Bus (electric), 2019–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) — Electrical System
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2027 Vision and All American school buses. A loose 12-volt cable may disconnect, causing a loss of electrical systems.
25V897000 · 2K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Dec 10, 2025Crash risk2026–2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus, 2025 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses. The wheelchair lift may have a missing support brace, causing the wheelchair lift to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 404, "Platform Lift Installations."
25V852000 · 52 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
- Sep 23, 2025Crash risk2026 Blue Bird Vision School Bus, 2021–2025 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Parking Brake
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Vision school buses. The brake interlock software may unintentionally activate the parking brake at any driving speed.
25V635000 · 150 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
- Apr 21, 2025Crash risk2022–2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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.
25V249000 · 162 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 — Electrical System
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
- Oct 11, 2024Crash risk2020–2024 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus, 2021–2024 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Equipment
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2024 All American and 2021-2024 Vision transit 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."
24V759000 · 400 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 12, 2024Fire risk2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020–2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Fuel System, Gasoline
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision school buses equipped with 6.8L gasoline engines. The coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak.
24V599000 · 8K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 12, 2024Fire risk2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020–2021 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Fuel System, Gasoline
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision transit buses equipped with 6.8L gasoline engines. The coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak.
24V600000 · 89 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
- May 23, 2024Fire risk2021–2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Fuel System, Other
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Vision school buses. The diesel tank that supplies the fuel fired heater was improperly designed and may leak fuel. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."
24V365000 · 112 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
- Feb 7, 2024Crash risk2021–2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus, 2022–2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Seats
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision and 2021-2023 All American transit 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."
24V079000 · 127 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Feb 2, 2024Crash risk2021–2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Vision school buses. Firmware in the multiplex module may cause the warning lights to deactivate and the stop arm to retract without warning.
24V068000 · 5K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Jan 26, 2024Crash risk2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus, 2024 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Parking Brake
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2024 Vision buses. The parking brake secondary release mechanism may malfunction and allow the lever to be released without pressing the release button.
24V048000 · 19 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Nov 20, 2023Crash risk2022 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus — Structure
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2022 All American transit bus 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, "Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
23V777000 · 1 unit · 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 risk2022–2024 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 All American transit 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."
23V424000 · 109 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
- Oct 12, 2022Crash risk2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus, 2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision and All-American transit buses. The entrance door handrail has an under-sized diameter and is not compliant with Part 1192, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Appendix A, Chapter 3, T303.3.2, which requires a minimum diameter of 1.25 inches.
22V763000 · 20 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Oct 5, 2022Fire risk2022–2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Engine
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision school buses equipped with a 7.3L gasoline engine. The transmission cable may not have sufficient clearance from the gasoline fuel supply line at the left rear corner of the engine, which can result in a fuel leak.
22V739000 · 3K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Oct 5, 2022Fire risk2022–2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Engine
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision transit buses equipped with a 7.3L gasoline engine. The transmission shift cable may have insufficient clearance from the gasoline fuel supply line at the left rear corner of the engine, which can result in a fuel leak.
22V740000 · 25 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Oct 4, 2022Fire risk2013–2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020–2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Fuel System, Other
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2013-2021 Vision school buses equipped with Ford 6.8L LPG engines. The LPG supply line may be damaged from contact with the RH park brake cable, which can result in a fuel leak.
22V736000 · 66 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
- Aug 4, 2022Fire risk2017–2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020–2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Fuel System, Other
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Blue Bird Vision school buses equipped with Roush fuel return lines included in GEN 4 and GEN 5 LPG Conversion Systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode.
22V579000 · 5K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Aug 4, 2022Fire risk2018–2019 Blue Bird Vision, 2020–2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus, 2020–2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Fuel System, Other
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with Roush fuel return lines included in GEN 4 and GEN 5 LPG Conversion Systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode.
22V578000 · 49 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
- Jul 14, 2022Crash risk2022 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus — Electrical System
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2022 All American transit bus equipped with a Cummins PD7000 Electric Drivetrain containing an electric air compressor. The air compressor housing is improperly grounded, causing electrical voltage greater than 50V AC during operation.
22V506000 · 1 unit · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 13, 2022Crash risk2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Power Train
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2023 Vision transit bus equipped with an Allison transmission. The starter interlock settings in the vehicle software are incorrect, allowing the engine to crank while the T-handle gear shifter is in Reverse or Drive. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect."
22V330000 · 1 unit · Blue Bird Body Company
- May 11, 2022Crash risk2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Power Train
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses equipped with an Allison transmission. The starter interlock settings in the vehicle software are incorrect, allowing the engine to crank while the T-handle gear shifter is in Reverse or Drive. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect."
22V321000 · 53 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 27, 2022Crash risk2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Other
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
22V279000 · 674 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 25, 2022Fire risk2022–2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus — Fuel System, Gasoline
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision transit buses. The fuel supply line was incorrectly routed, allowing it to chafe against a bolt head, which can damage the line and create a fuel leak.
22V275000 · 8 units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Apr 25, 2022Fire risk2022–2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Fuel System, Gasoline
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision school buses. The fuel supply line was incorrectly routed, allowing it to chafe against a bolt head, which can damage the line and create a fuel leak.
22V274000 · 1K units · Blue Bird Body Company
- Feb 2, 2022Crash risk2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus — Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The vehicle multiplex software may not engage the brakes when the wheelchair platform lift is operated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
22V049000 · 6 units · Blue Bird Body Company