Blue Bird Recall 20V234000: Parking Brake
NHTSA recall 20V234000 · announced April 27, 2020 · filed by Blue Bird Body Company · 2,264 units affected
The problem
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 Vision and 2007-2013 All American school buses. 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. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."
The risk
A parking brake system that is set to an insufficient application force may result in an increased possibility of unintended vehicle movement, which increases the risk of a crash.
What to do
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.
Official NHTSA recall notice →
Notes
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2007 Blue Bird All American
- 2008 Blue Bird All American
- 2009 Blue Bird All American
- 2010 Blue Bird All American
- 2011 Blue Bird All American
- 2012 Blue Bird All American
- 2013 Blue Bird All American
- 2006 Blue Bird Vision
- 2007 Blue Bird Vision
- 2008 Blue Bird Vision
- 2009 Blue Bird Vision
- 2010 Blue Bird Vision
- 2011 Blue Bird Vision
- 2012 Blue Bird Vision
- 2013 Blue Bird Vision
- 2014 Blue Bird Vision
- 2015 Blue Bird Vision
- 2016 Blue Bird Vision
- 2017 Blue Bird Vision
- 2018 Blue Bird Vision
- 2019 Blue Bird Vision
- 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2020 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus
- 2021 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.