Blue Bird Vision School Buses Recalled for Fuel Line Chafing Risk
Blue Bird is recalling 2009-2012 Vision school buses because a fuel line may chafe against the transmission cover, potentially causing a fuel leak and fire.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fuel system defect that could result in a fire, which aligns with the rubric criterion for significant injury or property damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2012 Vision school buses manufactured between October 7, 2008, and January 19, 2011. The recall affects units equipped with an optional fuel filter located on the driver's control module. A total of 507 vehicles are affected by this campaign.
Due to routing and clamping variations, the fuel line on these units may contact the body-mounted transmission cover and chafe against it. This condition could potentially result in a fuel leak and possibly result in a fire.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for contact or rubbing with the transmission cover. Fuel lines found to be contacting or rubbing will be repositioned, and any damaged fuel filter hoses will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began on May 25, 2011. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BIRD VISION
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 507
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- VISION
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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