R22BT – Stop Arm Failure – 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Buses

April 27, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V279000

Stop Arm Failure/FMVSS 131

An inoperative stop arm increases the risk of injury during the boarding and deboarding process of the bus.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V279

Manufacturer Blue Bird Body Company

Components OTHER

Potential Number of Units Affected 674

 

Summary

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 131, “School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices.”

 

Remedy

Dealers will install a service pigtail connector, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 8, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird’s customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird’s number for this recall is R22BT.

 

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.

 


FMVSS 131 Noncompliance – School Bus Pedestrian Safety Device

Models Affected: Certain 2022 & 2023 Model Year Blue Bird Vision/BBCV School Buses equipped with pneumatic stop/crossing arm feature(s)

Issue: The Stop/crossing arm air pressure regulator electrical connection is a 2 pin, male-female connector. The harness on units in question is mis-built with male pins installed in each connector half.

Corrective Action: Remove both sides of the two-pin connector and install a service jumper connector.

 


Chronology :

April 13, 2022: Blue Bird Field Service was contacted about an inoperative stop arm on unit F526263.
Diagnostics found both connector halves for the stop arm air regulator were of the same gender and making incomplete electrical connections. Review of the other like units on their property revealed the same condition. Field Service reviewed units in Production and discovered the same condition.

April 15, 2022: A Stop Ship was approved and containment of RFD units on property began.

April 21, 2022: Blue Bird’s harness supplier confirmed an April 15, 2022, harness production clean date, and daily reports are being generated for contained RFD units. The last unit(s) to escape with this condition left Fort Valley on April 12, 2022.

April 25, 2022: Blue Bird decided to issue a recall for this Noncompliance on April 25, 2022.

 


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
BLUE BIRDVISION2023

 


11 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V279-8220.pdf 645.709KB

 


Recall 573 Report- 05/02/2022

RCLRPT-22V279-3910.PDF 214.654KB

 


Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V279-2442.PDF 214.474KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V279-8676.pdf 582.231KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V279-9391.pdf 830.241KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V279-2319.pdf 877.567KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V279-4829.PDF 211.141KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V279-1462.PDF 211.238KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V279-8499.PDF 211.324KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-22V279-2258.pdf 2014.285KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V279-1732.PDF 211.43KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V279&docType=RCL

 


 

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