NHTSA Campaign 20V074000

POWER TRAIN

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Feb 11, 2020 · 58 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. A connector within the wire harnesses may become unplugged causing loss of communication between control modules, resulting in sudden loss of drive power and power steering.

Consequence

A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will install a cable tie on the connector to maintain the connector locking tab in the locked position, free of charge. The recall began March 12, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AL-SB.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2018 58
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2019 58
BLUE BIRD VISION 2018 58
BLUE BIRD VISION 2019 58

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V074000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.