Recall · 22V505000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over electrical system
482
Vehicles covered
2
Models
10
Model years
July 14, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American and Vision school buses equipped with Cummins PD7000 Electric Drivetrains containing an electric air compressor. The air compressor housing is improperly grounded, causing electrical voltage greater than 50V AC during operation.
- What it can cause
- An improperly grounded air compressor can cause electric shock, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install an electrical ground strap between the compressor motor housing and vehicle chassis, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22BY-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.nhtsa.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 2022 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision | 2018 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 482 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 50% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 42 times before this, most recently in April 2021 as 21V253000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 48 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 July 14, 2022 as campaign 22V505000. 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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