The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The vehicle multiplex software may not engage the brakes when the wheelchair platform lift is operated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
The risk
Disengaged brakes can allow the school bus to move while the platform lift is in operation, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will install updated software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22BP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2023 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP
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 School Bus | 2023 | 1 | 14 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2022
2 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
| 22V763000 12 Oct 2022 | Blue Bird Body Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022