NHTSA campaign 15V591000 · Blue Bird campaign R15YG-SB
Blue Bird Recall 15V-591: Engine Control Module may Short Circuit
NHTSA recall 15V591000 (Blue Bird campaign R15YG-SB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on September 23, 2015, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on October 7, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V591000 (also written 15V-591 or 15V591)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R15YG-SB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V591000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Blue Bird
Blue Bird Vision
- 2016 · Vehicles built August 16, 2015 – August 16, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V591000.
Defect description
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016 Vision school buses manufactured on August 16, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.
Safety consequence
An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
The affected buses have been corrected. Therefore, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service number at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's recall number is R15YG-SB.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V591000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.