Recall 21V300000

POWER TRAIN

Report Date

20210428

Component

POWER TRAIN

Affected Vehicles

8 models

Defect Description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the Control Area Network (CAN) bus, which may cause a loss of electrical power to the power steering pump.

Safety Consequence

A loss of assisted power steering increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Cummins will replace the High Voltage Low Power Inverter Harness, and install an overlay harness, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242.

Affected Vehicles

Year	Make	Model
2018	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2018	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2019	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2019	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2020	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
2020	BLUE BIRD	VISION SCHOOL BUS
2021	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
2021	BLUE BIRD	VISION SCHOOL BUS

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