Blue Bird Vision School BusYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 4 owner complaints and 51 safety recalls on record for the Blue Bird Vision School Bus.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints4Top: Service brakes Safety recalls512020–2027 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Blue Bird Vision School Bus years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Vision School Bus median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls 2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 14 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 17 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 26 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 29 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Blue Bird Vision School Bus problems

All model years combined: 4 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Service brakes

1Electrical system

1Power train

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	3	0
Electrical system	1	0
Power train	1	0

51 recalls

Blue Bird Vision School Bus recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Wheelchair lift/ramp: controls/control wiring26V-556 · 2025–2027 · Aug 31, 2026 · 82 vehicles Electrical system: wiring26V-519 · 2023–2027 · Aug 10, 2026 · 18,248 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings26V-466 · 2022–2027 · Jul 20, 2026 · 5,096 vehicles Wheelchair restraints/securement: critical fasteners26V-319 · 2027 · May 20, 2026 · 4 vehicles Visibility: glass, side/rear26V-032 · 2026–2027 · Jan 22, 2026 · 432 vehicles Latch/anchor: 25V-851 · 2026–2027 · Dec 10, 2025 · 310 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair lift/ramp25V-852 · 2026–2027 · Dec 10, 2025 · 52 vehicles Control module: software25V-635 · 2026 · Sep 23, 2025 · 150 vehicles Seats: critical fasteners25V-289 · 2026 · May 6, 2025 · 34 vehicles Other: labels24V-758 · 2020–2024 · Oct 11, 2024 · 28,479 vehicles Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings24V-599 · 2020–2021 · Aug 12, 2024 · 8,294 vehicles Body: roof and pillars24V-543 · 2020–2023 · Jul 19, 2024 · 16,708 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 51 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Vision School Bus

Mar 17, 2023
Blue Bird Draglink FailuresPE23004 · 2020 · closed Feb 28, 2024
No recall