Recall · 21V253000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over electrical system
292
Vehicles covered
2
Models
8
Model years
April 12, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The electric drive train cannot detect isolation faults when the high voltage contactors are closed.
- What it can cause
- An undetected high voltage isolation can expose service personnel to high voltage, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the Vehicle Control Unit software or install a different combination of High Voltage Power Distribution Unit hardware, free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BD-SB.
- 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 BirdALL American | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 292 vehicles this is a small campaign: 56% 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 model years 2018 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 41 times before this, most recently in May 2020 as 20V267000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 37 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V759000 (equipment), 24V758000 (equipment), 24V600000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V599000 (fuel system, gasoline).
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 April 12, 2021 as campaign 21V253000. 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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