Campaign 25V-852

Wheelchair lift may have a missing support brace, causing the wheelchair lift to fail

Defect summary

Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses. The wheelchair lift may have a missing support brace, causing the wheelchair lift to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 404, "Platform Lift Installations."

Consequence

A wheelchair lift that fails increases the risk of injury.

Remedy

Blue Bird will install the missing support brace, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 4, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 25V852000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about adaptive equipment on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 25V-852
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Blue Bird	Vision School BUS	2026 to 2027	0
Blue Bird	Vision Transit BUS	2025	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-556 Aug 31, 2026
Electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift
26V-319 May 20, 2026
Retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured
26V-004 Jan 6, 2026
Retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured
25V-851 Dec 10, 2025
Retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured
22V-763 Oct 12, 2022
Entrance door handrail has an under-sized diameter and is not compliant with Part 1192, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Appendix A, Chapter…
22V-049 Feb 2, 2022
Vehicle multiplex software may not engage the brakes when the wheelchair platform lift is operated