Blue Bird Recalls Vision School Buses Due to Wheelchair Lift Defect
Blue Bird is recalling 2025-2027 Vision school buses because a missing support brace may cause the wheelchair lift to fail, increasing injury 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 structural defect in a wheelchair lift that increases the risk of injury, but no injuries or fatalities have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses and transit buses. The recall involves 52 vehicles where the wheelchair lift may have a missing support brace. This defect causes the wheelchair lift to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 404, "Platform Lift Installations."
A wheelchair lift that fails increases the risk of injury to users. No specific injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text.
Blue Bird will install the missing support brace free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 4, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 for assistance.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BIRD VISION TRANSIT BUS, VISION SCHOOL BUS
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 52
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 TRANSIT BUS
- VISION SCHOOL BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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