Blue Bird Recalls 2018-2021 School Buses for Electrical Fault Detection Issue
Blue Bird is recalling 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses because the electric drive train may fail to detect high-voltage isolation faults, posing a shock risk to service personnel.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (high voltage shock) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The recall involves 292 vehicles in total. The defect is located in the electric drive train, which cannot detect isolation faults when the high voltage contactors are closed.
An undetected high voltage isolation can expose service personnel to high voltage, increasing the risk of injury. The source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities associated with this defect.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the Vehicle Control Unit software or install a different combination of High Voltage Power Distribution Unit hardware free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2021. 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 ALL AMERICAN, VISION, VISION SCHOOL BUS, ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 292
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 SCHOOL BUS
- ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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