Blue Bird Body Company: Electrical System › Software
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 21, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 162. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Vision electric school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes. The system software may fail to detect and alert the driver to a loss of the secondary brake assist.
The risk
Driving the bus without a functioning secondary brake assist increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the software and repair the wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DL.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) | 0 | 4 | 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 25V249000.
Full record for the 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →