Recall · 26V641000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over electrical system
1,590
Vehicles covered
2
Models
16
Model years
October 2, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2024, 2026 Vision and All American Electric school buses. The high voltage battery system mounting bolts may be loose or missing.
- What it can cause
- A high voltage battery with loose or missing mounting bolts can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and reinstall bolts with thread locker. Damaged or missing bolts will be replaced. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 1, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R26AK.
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 Bird ALL American School Bus (Electric) | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026 | Not published here |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric) | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,590 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 63% of the 19,865 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2026, so the oldest vehicles on it were 8 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 51 times before this, most recently in August 2026 as 26V520000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 26V519000 (electrical system), 26V246000 (visibility), 25V897000 (electrical system), 25V851000 (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 October 2, 2026 as campaign 26V641000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2026-10-02.
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