Vehicle recall 10V307000 · July 2, 2010
Blue Bird All American D3 and Vision
These buses are equipped with a cruise control feature which once activated may not de-activate when the service brakes are applied.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 D3 all american non school buses manufactured from may 19, 2009 through June 15, 2010 and 2011 model year vision non school buses manufactured from April 9, 2009 through April 10, 2010. These buses are equipped with a cruise control feature which once activated may not de-activate when the service brakes are applied.
- Consequence
- In the event the cruise control fails to de-activate when the service brakes are applied, the potential for a vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy
- Blue bird sent an interim letter to dealers and owners on July 1, 2010 instructing dealers to disable the cruise control mechanism until a permanent remedy is available. A decal wasl provided to affix to the dash advising operators that the cruise control has been disabled. A permanent repair has now been established. Dealers will repair the buses by installing a failsafe curcuit in the cruise control system free of charge. All owners, regardless of whether they received the interim fix or not, will be notified and offered the permanent remedy. The safety recall began on August 5, 2010. Owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
- Notes
- Blue bird's recall campaign number is R10SH.OWNERS 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
- 10V307000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 2, 2010
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- R10SH
- Owner notification
- August 5, 2010
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 319
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control › Cruise control
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 All American D3 (2010-2011): 2011, 2010
- Blue Bird Vision (2011): 2011
Has your Blue Bird been repaired?
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