Blue Bird Body Company: Fuel System, Diesel › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 4, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,053. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American buses. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
The remedy for this recall is still under development. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 30, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BH-SB.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 19 | 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 21V312000.
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