Recall 20V074000

POWER TRAIN

Report Date
20200211
Component
POWER TRAIN
Affected Vehicles
4 models

Defect Description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. A connector within the wire harnesses may become unplugged causing loss of communication between control modules, resulting in sudden loss of drive power and power steering.

Safety Consequence

A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will install a cable tie on the connector to maintain the connector locking tab in the locked position, free of charge. The recall began March 12, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AL-SB.

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.