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2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus. The newest campaign is 24V759000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Oct 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. 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, 24V759000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the 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 (NSB).
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 656 units in total.

  • 24V759000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 24V079000Seats
  • 23V424000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
  • 22V763000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

  1. 24V759000Received . 400 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2024 All American and 2021-2024 Vision transit 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 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 (NSB).

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

  2. 24V079000Received . 127 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision and 2021-2023 All American transit buses. The convertible seats may have been incorrectly installed, which can result in an unsecured seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An unsecured seat may not adequately restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and repair the seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 04, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R24CM-NSB.

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R24CM-NSB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 23V424000Received . 109 units.

    Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2024 All American transit 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. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CH (NSB).

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

  4. 22V763000Received . 20 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision and All-American transit buses. The entrance door handrail has an under-sized diameter and is not compliant with Part 1192, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Appendix A, Chapter 3, T303.3.2, which requires a minimum diameter of 1.25 inches.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A smaller handrail may be difficult to grip, possibly resulting in a slip or fall and increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the handrail, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 7, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22CD-NSB.

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R22CD-NSB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 20205
  2. 20219
  3. 20228
  4. 20234
  5. 20242
  6. 20261

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. 2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/all-american-transit-bus/2023/. 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 2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus?
656 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 Transit Bus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird All American Transit Bus, model years 2020 to 2026. 4 of them name the 2023 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.