NHTSA : 23V276000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

Defect Description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All American and Vision School Buses, equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Module (SCM) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in reverse and pointing downhill with the brake pedal not applied.

Consequence / Hazard

A vehicle reversing faster than expected can increase the risk of a crash.

Proposed Solution

Dealers will update the SCM software calibration, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 10, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CG (SB)

🚗 Affected Vehicles8

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.