Power trainRecall 20V-074 · Blue Bird vehicles
Blue Bird Body Company recall 20V-074 covers 58 Blue Bird vehicles for a power train problem, reported to NHTSA on February 11, 2020. The manufacturer's latest report (2022 Q4) shows 100% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 20V074000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. A connector within the wire harnesses may become unplugged causing loss of communication between control modules, resulting in sudden loss of drive power and power steering.
The risk
A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Blue Bird will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will install a cable tie on the connector to maintain the connector locking tab in the locked position, free of charge. The recall began March 12, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AL-SB.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
100%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from August 1, 2018 to January 30, 2020. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.