The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision school buses equipped with Ford 6.8L gasoline engines with an optional right-hand mounted parking brake lever. Due to improper routing of the parking brake cables, the parking brake cable may contact and chafe the gasoline fuel line, potentially causing a fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the parking brake cable, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 28, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AQ-SB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Vision | 2018, 2019 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2020, 2021 |
| Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus | 2020, 2021 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: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 | 2018 | 0 | 35 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2019 | 0 | 41 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2020 | 0 | 29 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2021 | 1 | 26 |
| Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus | 2020 | 0 | 15 |
| Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus | 2021 | 0 | 13 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2020
31 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
| 20V797000 17 Dec 2020 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 20V730000 24 Nov 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V713000 18 Nov 2020 | Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini) |
| 20V700000 12 Nov 2020 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 20V682000 4 Nov 2020 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 20V666000 29 Oct 2020 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 20V648000 21 Oct 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V639000 15 Oct 2020 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020