NHTSA Campaign 18V263000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Apr 25, 2018 · 4,886 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision school buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument cluster may intermittently indicate "0 PSI" instead of the correct air pressure in the tanks. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Consequence

If the gauges do not correctly display the air pressure that is in the tanks, the operator will not be able to know when the air pressure is actually dropping, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the display software, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZE-SB.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2018 4,886
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2019 4,886
BLUE BIRD VISION 2018 4,886
BLUE BIRD VISION 2019 4,886

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V263000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.