NHTSA campaign 18V264000 · Blue Bird campaign R18ZE - NSB

Blue Bird Recall 18V-264: Incorrect Pressure Display for Brakes/FMVSS 121

NHTSA recall 18V264000 (Blue Bird campaign R18ZE - NSB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on April 25, 2018, with 345 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American and Blue Bird Vision for model years 2018–2019. Owners were notified on August 1, 2018, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 18V264000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 18V264000 (also written 18V-264 or 18V264)
Filed by: Blue Bird Body Company
Blue Bird campaign number: R18ZE - NSB
Report received: April 25, 2018
Potentially affected: 345 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Air
Owners notified: August 1, 2018
Safety standard: FMVSS 121

Repair completion: 52.17% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V264000. 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 All American
- 2018, 2019
Blue Bird Vision
- 2018, 2019

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V264000.

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision transit buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument cluster may intermittently indicate "0 PSI" instead of the correct air pressure in the tanks. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Safety consequence

If the gauges do not correctly display the air pressure that is in the tanks, the operator will not be able to know when the air pressure is actually dropping, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will update the display software, free of charge. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZE-NSB.

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 18V264000

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.