The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·20V234000·Announced 2020-04-27

Blue Bird Recalls School Buses for Parking Brake Defect

Blue Bird is recalling 2006-2021 Vision and 2007-2013 All American school buses because the parking brake may fail to hold the vehicle on an incline.

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 structural vehicle defect (parking brake failure) that increases the risk of a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe (4) rating.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2006-2021 Vision and 2007-2013 All American school buses. The recall involves 2,264 vehicles. The floor-mounted parking brake may fail to hold the vehicle stationary on an incline when the vehicle is loaded to its maximum weight due to an insufficient application force. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

A parking brake system set to an insufficient application force may result in an increased possibility of unintended vehicle movement, which increases the risk of a crash.

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the floor-mounted park brake application force hand lever assembly and correct the application force, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 24, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AO-SB. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, VISION, VISION TRANSIT BUS, VISION SCHOOL BUS
Brand
BLUE BIRD
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
2,264

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 (4)

  • ALL AMERICAN
  • VISION
  • VISION TRANSIT BUS
  • VISION SCHOOL BUS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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