Blue Bird Body Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 12, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,294. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision school buses equipped with 6.8L gasoline engines. The coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel lines as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 41 | 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 24V599000.
Full record for the 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →