Blue Bird Recalls 2018-2021 School Buses for Power Steering Defect
Blue Bird is recalling 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses because an electrical issue may cause a loss of power steering, increasing crash risk.
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 (loss of power steering increasing crash risk) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The recall involves a defect where the drivetrain may experience electromagnetic noise on the Control Area Network (CAN) bus. This interference may cause a loss of electrical power to the power steering pump.
A loss of assisted power steering increases the risk of a crash. The source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities associated with this defect.
Owners should contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or visit www.safercar.gov for more information. Cummins will replace the High Voltage Low Power Inverter Harness and install an overlay harness free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2021, and final owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2021.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS, ALL AMERICAN, VISION, VISION SCHOOL BUS
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 302
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 SCHOOL BUS
- ALL AMERICAN
- VISION
- VISION SCHOOL BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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