Blue Bird recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Blue Bird Vision School Bus 2025–2027
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 26V556000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 31, 2026
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Vehicles or items affected
- 82
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Sep 29, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility › Wheelchair lift/ramp › Controls/control wiring
- Maker's own recall number
- R26AH
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Blue Bird recall: Electrical system Aug 10, 2026
- Blue Bird recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Jul 20, 2026
- Blue Bird recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 20, 2026
- Blue Bird recall: Visibility Jan 22, 2026
- Blue Bird recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Dec 10, 2025
- Blue Bird recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Dec 10, 2025
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.