NHTSA campaign 21V696000 · Blue Bird campaign R21BL - SB
Blue Bird Recall 21V-696: Obstructed View of Cross-View Mirror/FMVSS 111
NHTSA recall 21V696000 (Blue Bird campaign R21BL - SB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on September 8, 2021, with 134 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision School Bus for the 2022 model year. Owners were notified on March 31, 2022, 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 21V696000 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
- 21V696000 (also written 21V-696 or 21V696)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R21BL - SB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 134 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Back Over Prevention — Sensing System — Camera
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 111
Repair completion: 97.76% (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 21V696000. 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 School Bus
- 2022 · Vehicles built March 16, 2021 – August 20, 2021 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 21V696000.
Defect description
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022 Vision school buses equipped with cross-view mirrors and a Mobileye collision mitigation system. Due to the current placement of the Mobileye camera, the camera could partially or fully obstruct the driver's view of the passenger side cross-view mirror. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Safety consequence
An obstructed view of the passenger side cross-view mirror increases the risk of injury for pedestrians.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will change the location of the camera and update the software, free of charge. Owners were notified of the defect on November 2, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 31, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BL-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.nhtsa.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 21V696000
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.