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NHTSA · Vehicle · Recall 26V519000 · Recalled August 10, 2026

Blue Bird Body Company Electrical System recall (26V519000)

1. Compare your item

This notice names a product; your particular item is not yet verified. Compare every applicable model, serial, lot, production-date or model-year boundary below.

Product named
Blue Bird Vision School Bus; Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric)
Company / brand
Blue Bird Body Company
Model / item numbers
Vision School Bus; Vision School Bus (Electric)
Affected model years / models
2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2026 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2026 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2025 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric)
Agency product description and boundaries

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021-2024 and 2026-2027 Vision School Bus (Electric), and 2023-2027 Vision School Buses. The 12V power wire on one of the harnesses may become damaged and short circuit.

Still to verify: match the label on your item with the full official notice, including any exclusions, tables and photos. Some identifiers appear only on the agency website and are absent from this data feed. A missing field does not mean all versions are affected.

If your lot or date falls outside a stated range, this notice has not established that your item is affected. This is not a finding about other recalls or product safety.

Vehicle-specific check required: use NHTSA’s official VIN lookup. Fresh Recalls has not checked a VIN or repair status and does not ask you to submit a VIN.

2. Agency hazard and consumer action

NHTSA reports: An electrical short can cause a disruption to safety functions such as a loss of rear lighting or instrument panel warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

NHTSA consumer action: Dealers will add an in-line fuse and repair the wire harnesses as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R26AG.

3. Open the official notice or contact

View the official NHTSA record for campaign 26V519000 (api.nhtsa.gov) ↗

To check whether your vehicle is affected and unrepaired, look up your VIN on NHTSA’s recall search ↗.

Official recall ID
26V519000
Brand
All Blue Bird Body Company recalls
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Units affected
18,248

Affected vehicles

NHTSA lists 11 affected year / make / model configurations across 1 make (Blue Bird). Every model below has its own page; the full year list is under “Identifying details”.

Companies & origin

Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company

Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)

Model years affected
2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2027 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2026 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2026 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2025 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2024 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2023 Blue Bird Vision School Bus; 2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric); 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus (Electric)
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Agency excerpts come from the public data feed and may omit tables or later changes; the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked October 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC. Record retrieved October 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC.

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