The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Bendix ADB22X air brakes. The driver side rear brakes may drag.
The risk
A dragging brake may cause damage to the brake components, which may activate the ABS warning light. The warning light may cause the driver to immediately stop the vehicle and transfer occupants. Additionally, the high temperatures at the wheel end can increase the risk of a fire. Either condition increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a new caliper with an updated clearance adjustment mechanism, free of charge. Blue Bird issued owners interim notification on July 18, 2019. The recall began August 28, 2019. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R19AA - SB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Blue Bird ALL American School Bus | 2020 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2020 |
| Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus | 2020 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
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 ALL American | 2015 | 3 | 27 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2016 | 1 | 20 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2017 | 0 | 10 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2018 | 0 | 19 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2019 | 2 | 26 |
| Blue Bird ALL American School Bus | 2020 | 4 | 20 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2015 | 4 | 27 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2016 | 2 | 27 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2017 | 1 | 28 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2018 | 0 | 35 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2019 | 0 | 41 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2020 | 0 | 29 |
| Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus | 2020 | 0 | 15 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2019
33 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes, air; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
| 19V913000 20 Dec 2019 | SVI Trucks |
| 19V898000 18 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V838000 21 Nov 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 19V828000 19 Nov 2019 | Marion Body Works Inc. |
| 19V803000 7 Nov 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V764000 25 Oct 2019 | Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 19V739000 16 Oct 2019 | Hyundai Translead |
| 19V711000 7 Oct 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019