2022–2024 Blue Bird Vision School BUS (electric) recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Vision electric school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes. The system software may fail to detect and alert the driver to a loss of the secondary brake assist.
💥 The risk
Driving the bus without a functioning secondary brake assist increases the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will update the software and repair the wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DL.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V249000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R25DL
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Vehicles affected
- 162
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC
- Owner phone
- 1-888-275-9171
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 11, 2025
- Built
- May 2, 2022 – Apr 10, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1- 888-275-9171), or go to www.safercar.gov.