Blue Bird recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Vision school buses manufactured June 19, 2014, to December 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the voltage inverter for the illumination of the driver's heater control panel may fail.
What could happen
An inverter failure may produce smoke and increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inverter with an inverter from an alternate vendor, free of charge. The recall began on April 23, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R15YA-SB.
Vehicles covered
- Blue Bird Vision 2015–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V181000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 27, 2015
- Owners notified
- Apr 23, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,663
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jun 19, 2014 to Dec 11, 2014
- Part
- Electrical system
- Maker's own recall number
- R15YA-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.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Blue Bird recall: Equipment Oct 11, 2024
- Blue Bird recall: Fuel system, gasoline Aug 12, 2024
- Blue Bird recall: Fuel system, gasoline Aug 12, 2024
- Blue Bird recall: Structure Jul 19, 2024
- Blue Bird recall: Power train Apr 18, 2023
- Blue Bird recall: Fuel system, other Oct 4, 2022
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.