Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Air
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 22, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,634. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Vision and All American school buses. A retainer was not properly seated in the SC-3 single check valve and may not provide source air isolation when pressure is applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake System."
The risk
Unintended spring brake application may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the SC-3 check valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 18, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BE-SB.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 0 | 29 | 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 21V284000.
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