Recall · 25V851000
Blue Bird Body recalled 3 models over equipment adaptive/mobility
310
Vehicles covered
3
Models
6
Model years
December 10, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:
- The defect
- Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Vision and All American school buses equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
- What it can cause
- An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Blue Bird will work with Q'Straint to inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 29, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242.
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 School Bus | 2026 to 2027 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision School Bus | 2026 to 2027 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision School Bus (Electric) | 2026 to 2027 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 310 vehicles this is a small campaign: 55% 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 2026 to 2027, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2025, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the equipment adaptive/mobility 27 times before this, most recently in October 2022 as 22V763000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 9 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V556000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 26V519000 (electrical system), 26V466000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 26V319000 (equipment adaptive/mobility).
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 December 10, 2025 as campaign 25V851000. 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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