Blue Bird Vision (2015-2018): Structure
Recall 17V100000 · Feb 15, 2017 · Blue Bird Body Company
19,833
vehicles affected
19,833
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17V100000
- Date
- Feb 15, 2017
- Maker
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Units affected
- 19,833
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Structure
- Model years
- 2015-2018
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Vision school buses manufactured February 19, 2014, through March 3, 2017, equipped with a frame mounted battery box. The support brackets for these battery boxes may crack causing the battery box to separate from the chassis.
What can happen
If the battery box detaches, it can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 20, 2017. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R17YY-SB.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 17V100000?
1 model: Blue Bird Vision (2015-2018), about 19,833 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 17V100000?
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 20, 2017. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R17YY-SB.
What can happen?
If the battery box detaches, it can become a road hazard, 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.