Blue Bird Vision School BUS (ELECTRIC) (2022-2024): Electrical system
Recall 25V249000 · Apr 21, 2025 · Blue Bird Body Company
162
vehicles affected
162
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 25V249000
- Date
- Apr 21, 2025
- Maker
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Units affected
- 162
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Software; Service brakes, hydraulic > Power assist > Electric
- Model years
- 2022-2024
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is 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.
What can happen
Driving the bus without a functioning secondary brake assist increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird | Vision School Bus (ELECTRIC) | 2022-2024 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 25V249000?
1 model: Blue Bird Vision School Bus (ELECTRIC) (2022-2024), about 162 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 25V249000?
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.
What can happen?
Driving the bus without a functioning secondary brake assist increases 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.