NHTSA campaign 20V455000 · Blue Bird campaign R20AY-NSB

Blue Bird Recall 20V-455: Steering Wheel Not Secured Properly

NHTSA recall 20V455000 (Blue Bird campaign R20AY-NSB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on August 5, 2020, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American Transit Bus and Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus for the 2021 model year. Owners were notified on August 26, 2020, 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 20V455000 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
20V455000 (also written 20V-455 or 20V455)
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Blue Bird campaign number
R20AY-NSB
Report received
Potentially affected
4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Column
Owners notified

Repair completion: 75% (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 20V455000. 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 Transit Bus

  • Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V455000.

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2021 Vision and All American buses. The nut that secures the steering wheel to the steering shaft may not have been properly tightened.

Safety consequence

An improperly tightened steering wheel could detach, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the steering wheel nut, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 26, 2020. Owner letters were mailed January 19, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AY-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 20V455000

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.