Blue Bird Body Company: Power Train
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 28, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 302. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the Control Area Network (CAN) bus, which may cause a loss of electrical power to the power steering pump.
The risk
A loss of assisted power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will replace the High Voltage Low Power Inverter Harness, and install an overlay harness, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2019 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 35 | 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 21V300000.
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