The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 30, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BH-NSB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2018, 2019 |
| Blue Bird ALL American Transit Bus | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 | 2018 | 0 | 19 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2019 | 2 | 26 |
| Blue Bird ALL American Transit Bus | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird ALL American Transit Bus | 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American Transit Bus | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
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| 21V996000 20 Dec 2021 | Crane Carrier Company |
| 21V981000 16 Dec 2021 | Terex Advance Mixer, Inc. |
| 21V971000 15 Dec 2021 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 21V969000 14 Dec 2021 | Shyft Group |
| 21V962000 13 Dec 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 21V965000 13 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V964000 13 Dec 2021 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021