The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses equipped with Ricon K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.
The risk
A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will correct the wiring by installing two diodes, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 30, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R26AH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2025, 2026, 2027 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP:CONTROLS/CONTROL WIRING
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 | 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2026 | 1 | 8 |
| Blue Bird Vision School Bus | 2027 | 0 | 7 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2026
20 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Blue Bird Body Company filed 162 campaigns in all.
| 26V643000 5 Oct 2026 | Greenpower Motor Company Inc. |
| 26V592000 11 Sept 2026 | Farber Specialty Vehicles |
| 26V565000 1 Sept 2026 | Forest River Bus, LLC |
| 26V482000 24 Jul 2026 | FRONTRUNNER BUS GROUP, INC. |
| 26V472000 22 Jul 2026 | Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. |
| 26V462000 17 Jul 2026 | Turtle Top |
| 26V406000 26 Jun 2026 | Diamond Coach Corporation |
| 26V364000 4 Jun 2026 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026