Blue Bird Body Company: Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 23, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,772. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 7,772 MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 27, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 10, 2009. THE LID GASKET ON THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR MAY DETERIORATE AND CONTAMINATE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST.
The risk
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON AUGUST 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Blue Bird Vision | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Blue Bird Vision | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 09V284000.
Full record for the 2010 Blue Bird Vision → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →