Recall · 26V032000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over visibility
432
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
January 22, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
- The defect
- Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Vision and All American school buses. The windows may have illegible DOT markings. As such these windows fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 205, "Glazing Materials."
- What it can cause
- A missing DOT code mark may result in the window being replaced with an incorrect type of glass, increasing the risk of a injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and repair the glass etching, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 19, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird's 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 |
How this campaign compares
At 432 vehicles this is a small campaign: 51% 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 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the visibility 6 times before this, most recently in July 2007 as 07V292000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 8 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 January 22, 2026 as campaign 26V032000. 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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