2015 BLUE BIRD VISION Recalls (18)

Campaign:
13V579000 on 11/21/2013
Component:
Seat belts:front:buckle assembly
Manufactured:
08/13/2013 - 11/15/2013
Affected:
802
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2014 and 2015 vision and all american model school buses manufactured august 23, 2013, through november 6, 2013 and equipped with immi-brand l9 driver's seat belts. when the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. thus, this equipment fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Consequence:
If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt buckle, and if necessary, replace the seat belt buckle, free of charge. the recall began on december 17, 2013. owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's recall number r13ws.
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.
Campaign:
13V643000 on 12/25/2013
Component:
Parking brake
Manufactured:
09/23/2013 - 12/05/2013
Affected:
217
Defect:
Blue bird corporation is recalling certain 2014-2015 model year all american and vision school buses manufactured from september 24, 2013, through december 6, 2013. in the affected vehicles, a component within the hydraulic park brake pedal arm may not have been properly heat treated and may fracture causing the parking brake to release without warning.
Consequence:
If the park brake pedal arm fractures, the bus may unexpectedly roll increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Blue bird has notified owners and dealers will install a new parking brake assembly, free of charge. the recall began on december 31, 2013. owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r13wt.
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.
Campaign:
14V444000 on 07/21/2014
Component:
Fuel system, other
Manufactured:
12/04/2011 - 07/01/2014
Affected:
4
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 vision nonschool buses manufactured december 5, 2011, to july 2, 2014, and equipped with the optional roush cleantech propane fuel system. in the affected vehicles, the return fuel line may crack near the support bracket.
Consequence:
A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing fuel return line with a new line and support clamps, free of charge. the recall began on september 29, 2014. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r14xj.
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.
Campaign:
14V443000 on 07/21/2014
Component:
Fuel system, other
Manufactured:
12/04/2011 - 07/01/2014
Affected:
3,406
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 vision school buses manufactured december 5, 2011, to july 2, 2014, and equipped with the optional roush cleantech propane fuel system. in the affected vehicles, the return fuel line may crack near the support bracket.
Consequence:
A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing fuel return line with a new line and support clamps, free of charge. the recall began on september 29, 2014. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r14xj.
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.
Campaign:
14V510000 on 08/18/2014
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Affected:
5,114
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 all american and vision, 2007-2011 micro bird, and 2007-2008 conventional school buses equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation. the platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Consequence:
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. when the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners to take buses to a ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on october 1, 2014. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. blue bird's number for this recall is r14xn.
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.
Campaign:
14V707000 on 11/04/2014
Component:
Fuel system, diesel
Manufactured:
05/21/2014 - 08/01/2014
Affected:
17
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015 all american and vision transit buses manufactured from may 22, 2014, to august 2, 2014. the cummins isb or isl engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with fleetguard uff-xt fuel filters, part number ff63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
Consequence:
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Correction:
Cummins will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. the recall began during september 2014. owners may contact cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. cummins' number for this recall is c1545. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r14xm.
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.
Campaign:
14V705000 on 11/04/2014
Component:
Fuel system, diesel
Manufactured:
05/21/2014 - 08/01/2014
Affected:
934
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015 all american and vision school buses manufactured from may 22, 2014, to august 2, 2014. the cummins isb or isl engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with fleetguard uff-xt fuel filters, part number ff63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
Consequence:
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Correction:
Cummins will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. the recall began on during september 2014. owners may contact cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. cummins' number for this recall is c1545. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r14xm.
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.
Campaign:
14V797000 on 12/16/2014
Component:
Parking brake
Manufactured:
07/07/2015 - 07/07/2015
Affected:
2
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015 vision non-school buses manufactured july 8, 2015, and all american non-school buses manufactured september 12, 2014. these buses, equipped with hydraulic brakes, may have an incorrectly manufactured parking brake pedal assembly which could separate and bend causing the parking brake not to engage properly.
Consequence:
If the parking brake does not engage properly, the vehicle may unexpectedly move, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date code on the parking brake pedal assembly and will replace the assembly if it is within that date range, free of charge. the recall began on january 29, 2015. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's recall number is r14xr.
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.
Campaign:
14V798000 on 12/16/2014
Component:
Parking brake
Manufactured:
07/07/2014 - 09/21/2014
Affected:
304
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 vision and all american school buses manufactured july 8, 2014, to september 22, 2014. these buses, equipped with hydraulic brakes, may have an incorrectly manufactured parking brake pedal assembly which could separate and bend causing the parking brake not to engage properly.
Consequence:
If the parking brake does not engage properly, the vehicle may unexpectedly move, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date code on the parking brake pedal assembly and will replace the assembly if it is within that date range, free of charge. the recall began on january 29, 2015. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r14xr.
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.
Campaign:
15V136000 on 03/09/2015
Component:
Seat belts
Manufactured:
06/08/2012 - 09/29/2014
Affected:
1,344
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 all american a3fe, a3re, t3fe, t3re, and d3re school buses manufactured june 28, 2012, to september 25, 2014, and 2013-2016 vision bbcv school buses manufactured june 9, 2012, to september 30, 2014. incorrect fasteners may have been used to secure the seat gusset reinforcement to the side wall resulting in the seat belts being improperly anchored. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
Consequence:
If the seat belts are improperly anchored, there is an increased risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the the seat gusset reinforcement mounting fasteners, and will install an additional gusset reinforcement bracket, as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on april 2, 2015. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue birds number for this recall is r15yc-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.
Campaign:
15V180000 on 03/26/2015
Component:
Electrical system
Manufactured:
06/18/2014 - 12/10/2014
Affected:
23
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 vision non-school transit 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.
Consequence:
An inverter failure may produce smoke and increase the risk of a fire.
Correction:
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-nsb.
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.
Campaign:
15V181000 on 03/26/2015
Component:
Electrical system
Manufactured:
06/18/2014 - 12/10/2014
Affected:
2,663
Defect:
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.
Consequence:
An inverter failure may produce smoke and increase the risk of a fire.
Correction:
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.
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.
Campaign:
15V731000 on 11/03/2015
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
09/08/2006 - 07/12/2013
Affected:
90
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 all american and vision and 2007-2011 micro bird transit buses equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured january 1, 2006, to august 25, 2014 by the ricon corporation. the affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
Consequence:
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. this failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. the platform will be inspected for cracks. any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 1, 2015. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
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.
Campaign:
15V730000 on 11/03/2015
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
02/07/2006 - 08/03/2014
Affected:
5,114
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 all american, vision, 2007-2011 micro bird, and 2007-2008 conventional school buses, equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured january 1, 2006, to august 25, 2014 by the ricon corporation. the affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
Consequence:
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. this failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. the platform will be inspected for cracks. any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 1, 2015. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
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.
Campaign:
16V542000 on 07/18/2016
Component:
Fuel system, other:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufactured:
07/02/2014 - 06/23/2016
Affected:
2,902
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 vision school buses manufactured july 3, 2014, to june 24, 2016, equipped with 6.8l ford engines and gen 3 propane units. the affected vehicles have propane fuel lines that may rub or are crossed and secured together, possibly resulting in line damage and a propane fuel leak.
Consequence:
A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reroute any gen 3 propane lines that are not parallel. if damaged, the fuel line(s) will be replaced. these repairs will be performed free of charge. the recall began on august 15, 2016. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r16yt-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.
Campaign:
17V100000 on 02/20/2017
Component:
Structure
Manufactured:
02/18/2014 - 03/02/2017
Affected:
19,833
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2015-2018 vision school buses manufactured february 19, 2014, through march 3, 2017, equipped with a frame mounted battery box. the support brackets for these battery boxes may crack causing the battery box to separate from the chassis.
Consequence:
If the battery box detaches, it can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses, as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on march 20, 2017. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r17yy-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.
Campaign:
17V101000 on 02/20/2017
Component:
Structure
Manufactured:
04/25/2014 - 02/06/2017
Affected:
263
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2015-2018 vision transit buses equipped with frame mounted battery boxes. the support brackets for these battery boxes may crack causing the battery box to separate from the chassis.
Consequence:
If the battery box detaches, it can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses, as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on march 20, 2017. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r17yy-nsb.
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.
Campaign:
17V510000 on 08/17/2017
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
07/17/2014 - 07/18/2017
Affected:
309
Defect:
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2019 vision and model year 2016 all american school buses equipped with certain qs11 series convertible school bus seats supplied by ce white/hsm solutions. the integral d-ring mounting stud located in the upper area of the seat back frame does not provide an adequate padding surface between the seat occupant and the d-ring mounting stud.
Consequence:
In a rear crash event, the occupant's head may contact the d-ring mounting stud, resulting in a head injury or even death.
Correction:
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will equip the integra d-ring mounting studs with the proper padding, free of charge. the recall began on september 15, 2017. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. blue bird's number for this recall is r17zb-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.

2015 BLUE BIRD VISION TSBs (13)

Bulletin:
SU-1315
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Blue bird (cummins): updated information being provided regarding the fleetguard fleetcool ex coolant to be used in blue bird buses with cummins engine and decals on or near deaeration tank filler to state the type of coolant factory had
Bulletin:
SB-S-14XA
Component:
103600 power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
Summary:
Blue bird: see document search button for owner letter. information instructions for transmission harness inspection for proper transmission oil cooler hose and routing connections if equipped with ford propane engines. *pe
Bulletin:
SU1702
Component:
117000 digital instrument panel
Summary:
The intent of su1702 is to provide service part replacement instructions for our new ametek instrument cluster. the new cluster will be in full production beginning june 5, 2017. during the time between now and june 5, 2017 blue bird will b
Bulletin:
SM1601
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Blue bird troubleshooting guides: blue bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the blue bird products. these troubleshooting guides are available on the vantage website.
Bulletin:
SM1602
Component:
117000 digital instrument panel
Summary:
Dealer memo on actia instrument cluster updates, enhancements sm1602 is applicable to buses originally built with actia instrument clusters. buses were built buses with actia instrument clusters from the 2011 year model until the 2018 yea
Bulletin:
SU1603
Component:
117000 digital instrument panel
Summary:
Actia instrument cluster replacement: instructions for actia instrument cluster replacement features.
Bulletin:
S16YJ
Component:
063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
Summary:
Service bulletin: rear engine exhaust cables: certain 2011 through 2017 model year blue bird all american rear engine school and non-school buses manufactured from june 5, 2010 through december 8, 2015, and equipped with optional cummins
Bulletin:
S16YN
Component:
045000 service brakes, air:disc
Summary:
Service bulletin: rear air disc brake axle shaft flange nut replacement: certain 2015 through 2017 model year blue bird visions and all americans school and non-school units equipped with optional air disc brakes manufactured from novembe
Bulletin:
S16YS
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
S16ys - vision ford 6.8l engine oil requirement: certain 2013 through 2017 model year blue bird vision ford 6.8l drivers and service manuals list either 5w-20 or 5w-30 engine oil requirements. at your next and all subsequent oil changes, b
Bulletin:
SM1605
Component:
080000 fuel system, diesel
Summary:
Maximum oil drain intervals for cummins isb 6.7: dealer memo is to clarify the service maximum interval for the engine oil and filter replacement, in all driver?s handbooks and service manuals for 2015 and 2016 vision, forward engine all a
Bulletin:
SM1607
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
Ford 6r140 transmission shift cable adjustment: dealer memo to provide instructions to properly adjust the shifter cable in the event a repair involved removal or disconnecting the shift selector at the transmission or shifter on bbcv?s e
Bulletin:
SM1608
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
New blue bird support center - technical bus support: dealer memo to announce the new on-line blue bird support center for technical bus support requests.
Bulletin:
S16YU
Component:
030000 service brakes, hydraulic
Summary:
S16yu, rear air disc brake axle shaft flange gasket replacement: certain model year 2015-2017 vision and all american school buses manufactured from november 15, 2013 through august 3, 2016 and certain model year 2015-2017 vision and all a

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