NHTSA Recall 22V578000
Filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Component: Fuel System, Other. Reported 2022-08-04. An estimated 49 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with Roush fuel return lines included in GEN 4 and GEN 5 LPG Conversion Systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode.
Risk
A corroded fuel line can leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
What the manufacturer will do
Dealers will replace the fuel return lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 24, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22BX-NSB.
Manufacturer campaign number: R22BX-NSB
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2020 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus
- 2021 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus
- 2022 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus
- 2023 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus
- 2018 Blue Bird Vision
- 2019 Blue Bird Vision