Blue Bird Recalls 2018-2019 School Buses for Air Brake Gauge Defect
Blue Bird is recalling 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses because air brake gauges may incorrectly display 0 PSI, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (air brake system instrumentation) that increases the risk of a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision school buses. The recall involves 4,886 vehicles where the primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument cluster may intermittently indicate "0 PSI" instead of the correct air pressure in the tanks. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
If the gauges do not correctly display the air pressure, the operator will not be able to know when the air pressure is actually dropping, which increases the risk of a crash.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the display software free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BIRD VISION, ALL AMERICAN
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 4,886
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 (2)
- VISION
- ALL AMERICAN
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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