Blue Bird Body Company: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 12, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 32. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with the Ford 6.8L V10 engines. The hydraulic brake lines or transmission shifter cable may have been improperly routed, causing the brake line to be exposed to excessive heat, and leak hydraulic brake fluid. Additionally, the transmission shifter cable could contact the gasoline fuel supply line to the engine which may result in a fuel leak.
The risk
A hydraulic brake fluid leak or a fuel line failure can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket which will insulate the brake lines from excessive heat, control routing of the brake lines, and secure the transmission shifter cable away from the fuel line, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2019. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R19ZV-NSB.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Blue Bird Vision | 2 | 27 | 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 18V885000.
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