OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

23V276000

Power Train:driveline

Reported Apr 18, 2023 · Blue Bird Body Company

Summary

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All American and Vision School Buses, equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Module (SCM) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in reverse and pointing downhill with the brake pedal not applied.

Consequence

A vehicle reversing faster than expected can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the SCM software calibration, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 10, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CG (SB)

Notes

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.nhtsa.gov.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus 2019 Blue Bird Vision 2019 Blue Bird All American 2018 Blue Bird Vision 2018 Blue Bird All American

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗