Vehicle recall 05V075000 · March 3, 2005
2004-2005 Blue Bird Vision
Certain 2004-2006 my blue bird vision conventional school and non school buses maunfactured from June 12, 2003, through February 22, 2005.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain 2004-2006 my blue bird vision conventional school and non school buses maunfactured from June 12, 2003, through February 22, 2005. A short can occur in the crossing arm circuit or the 8-way warning light circuit, causing the heavy duty transistor w/built in circuit protect to trip resulting in an inadvertent engine shutdown.
- Consequence
- A vehicle crash could occur should the engine shutdown while the bus is in use, possibly resulting in injury or death.
- Remedy
- Blue bird will notify its customers and repair the buses by relocating the circuits to a separate circuit protected by a circuit breaker free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R05JN.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V075000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 3, 2005
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- R05JN
- Owner notification
- March 24, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 4,657
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Electrical system
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Blue Bird Vision (2004-2005): 2005, 2004
Has your Blue Bird been repaired?
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