NHTSA safety recall

Recall 25V249000 · manufacturer campaign R25DL

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Electric — Blue Bird · reported 21 Apr 2025 · 162 vehicles potentially affected

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
25V249000
Manufacturer campaign
R25DL
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
21 Apr 2025
Owners notified
11 Jun 2025
Potentially affected
162

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric) 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (electric)

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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