Recall 18V264000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Report Date
20180425
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Affected Vehicles
4 models

Defect Description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision transit buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument cluster may intermittently indicate "0 PSI" instead of the correct air pressure in the tanks. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Safety Consequence

If the gauges do not correctly display the air pressure that is in the tanks, the operator will not be able to know when the air pressure is actually dropping, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the display software, free of charge. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZE-NSB.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2018 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
2018 BLUE BIRD VISION
2019 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
2019 BLUE BIRD VISION

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.