Blue Bird Recalls 2018-2022 All American Buses for Fuel Leak Risk
Blue Bird is recalling 2018-2022 All American buses because a fuel rail leak could cause a fire. Owners should contact dealers for free repairs.
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 fuel leak that increases the risk of fire, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural vehicle defects involving fire hazards.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American vehicles. The recall addresses a defect where the sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. The affected vehicles include 2018-2019 All American models and 2020-2022 All American Transit Bus models.
Dealers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 30, 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 TRANSIT BUS, ALL AMERICAN
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Affected units
- 134
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)
- ALL AMERICAN TRANSIT BUS
- ALL AMERICAN
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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