Recall · 20V357000
Blue Bird Body recalled the BLUE BIRD Vision over steering
11
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
June 15, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Blue Bird Vision gasoline-powered buses. The castle nuts that connect the steering drag link to the steering arm may have not been correctly tightened, potentially causing separation of the drag link.
- What it can cause
- If the drag link separates, loss of steering control my occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drag link assembly connection points, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. This recall began July 27, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AW-NSB.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Blue BirdVision | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 11 vehicles this is a small campaign: 91% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the steering 20 times before this, most recently in March 2015 as 15V124000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 24 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V758000 (equipment), 24V600000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V599000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V543000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Blue Bird Body Company with NHTSA on June 15, 2020 as campaign 20V357000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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