Blue Bird Vision (2013-2014): Exterior lighting
Recall 12V538000 · Nov 15, 2012 · Blue Bird Body Company
452
vehicles affected
452
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12V538000
- Date
- Nov 15, 2012
- Maker
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Units affected
- 452
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Exterior lighting > Brake lights > Switch
- Model years
- 2013-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Blue Bird is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Vision school buses manufactured from January 10, 2012, through November 01, 2012, and equipped with Ford 6.8L propane engines. The brake light switch mounting bracket may have caused the brake light switch to be incorrectly adjusted at installation and/or the brake light switch mounting bracket may deform when the driver allows the brake pedal to return forcibly. An incorrectly adjusted brake light switch or deformed brake light switch mounting bracket may cause the brake lights to illuminate continuously.
What can happen
Improperly functioning brake lights could confuse following motorists and fail to warn them that the bus may be stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a new, redesigned brake light switch mounting bracket along with a new brake light switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 5, 2012. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12V538000?
1 model: Blue Bird Vision (2013-2014), about 452 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12V538000?
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a new, redesigned brake light switch mounting bracket along with a new brake light switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 5, 2012. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242.
What can happen?
Improperly functioning brake lights could confuse following motorists and fail to warn them that the bus may be stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.