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2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus. The newest campaign is 25V003000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Jan 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V003000, in the NHTSA record

The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DH (SB).
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 36,118 units in total.

  • 25V003000Electrical System / Wiring
  • 24V758000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 23V778000Structure
  • 23V425000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

  1. 25V003000Received . 91 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2024-2025 All American school buses. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The operator may inadvertently activate the high beams, affecting the vision of other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DH (SB).

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R25DH (SB). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 24V758000Received . 28,479 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Vision and All American school buses. The emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An emergency exit label that is difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the emergency exit label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird Customer Service at 478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CK (SB).

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R23CK (SB). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 23V778000Received . 6,124 units.

    Structure

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2014-2024 All American school buses equipped with 39" High Back seat restraining barriers. The bolts securing the restraining barriers to the floor may separate when fully loaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An unsecured seat restraining barrier may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a longer bolt with rectangular washer and nut, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 16, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CU-SB. This recall is an expansion of recall number 23V-777.

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R23CU-SB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 23V425000Received . 1,424 units.

    Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 All American and 2021-2022 Vision school buses. A software error in the instrument cluster may cause the air pressure gauges and the visual and audio low air warnings to not function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Air gauges and warnings that do not alert the driver to air pressure loss can result in driving without functioning brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 27, 2023, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CH (School Bus).

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R23CH (School Bus). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 202020
  2. 202118
  3. 202210
  4. 20236
  5. 20244
  6. 20252
  7. 20264
  8. 20273

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/all-american-school-bus/2024/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Blue Bird Body Company

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus?
36,118 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Blue Bird All American School Bus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird All American School Bus, model years 2020 to 2027. 4 of them name the 2024 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2024 Blue Bird All American School Bus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.