The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Vision school buses manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 18, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper motor harness connector may have been installed incorrectly, causing the wiper system to stop without warning.
The risk
An inoperative windshield wiper may reduce the driver's visibility during inclement weather, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the wiper motor connection, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R15YH-SB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Vision | 2016, 2017 |
Components: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird Vision | 2016 | 2 | 27 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2017 | 1 | 28 |
Other visibility/wiper recalls in 2015
3 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the visibility/wiper; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
| 15V696000 23 Oct 2015 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 15V577000 18 Sept 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015