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Blue Bird Body Company incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to fail.

NHTSA campaign 22V-279 · Reported April 27, 2022 · 674 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Blue Bird Body Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
674
REMEDY
Dealers will install a service pigtail connector, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Blue Bird Body Company reported a problem with the other school bus stop arm assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."

WHY IT MATTERS

An inoperative stop arm increases the risk of injury during the boarding and deboarding process of the bus.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will install a service pigtail connector, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 22V-279.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 22V-279

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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