Recall · 21V284000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over service brakes, air
1,634
Vehicles covered
2
Models
6
Model years
April 22, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Vision and All American school buses. A retainer was not properly seated in the SC-3 single check valve and may not provide source air isolation when pressure is applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake System."
- What it can cause
- Unintended spring brake application may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the SC-3 check valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 18, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BE-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 | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,634 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 64% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, air 19 times before this, most recently in May 2019 as 19V393000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 46 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 22, 2021 as campaign 21V284000. 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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