NHTSA Campaign 23V425000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Jun 13, 2023 · 1,424 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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."

Consequence

Air gauges and warnings that do not alert the driver to air pressure loss can result in driving without functioning brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 27, 2023, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CH (School Bus).

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS 2021 1,424
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS 2022 1,424
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS 2023 1,424
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS 2024 1,424
BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS 2021 1,424
BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS 2022 1,424

Source: NHTSA Campaign 23V425000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.