Recall · 25V249000
Blue Bird Body recalled the BLUE BIRD Vision (Electric) over electrical system
162
Vehicles covered
1
Model
3
Model years
April 21, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- The defect
- Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Vision electric school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes. The system software may fail to detect and alert the driver to a loss of the secondary brake assist.
- What it can cause
- Driving the bus without a functioning secondary brake assist increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the software and repair the wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DL.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171), 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 (Electric) | 2022 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 162 vehicles this is a small campaign: 64% 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 2022 to 2024, 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 46 times before this, most recently in February 2024 as 24V068000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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 21, 2025 as campaign 25V249000. 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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