The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Vision school buses manufactured July 3, 2014, to June 24, 2016, equipped with 6.8L Ford engines and Gen 3 propane units. The affected vehicles have propane fuel lines that may rub or are crossed and secured together, possibly resulting in line damage and a propane fuel leak.
The risk
A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reroute any Gen 3 propane lines that are not parallel. If damaged, the fuel line(s) will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R16YT-SB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Vision | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 | 2015 | 4 | 27 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2016 | 2 | 27 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2017 | 1 | 28 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2016
5 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the fuel system, other; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
| 16V931000 23 Dec 2016 | Gillig LLC |
| 16V678000 20 Sept 2016 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 16V657000 13 Sept 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V543000 19 Jul 2016 | Blue Bird Body Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016