NHTSA campaign 22V049000 · Blue Bird campaign R22BP
Blue Bird Recall 22V-049: Bus May Move While Lift is Deployed/FMVSS 403
NHTSA recall 22V049000 (Blue Bird campaign R22BP) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on February 2, 2022, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision School Bus for the 2023 model year. Owners were notified on March 17, 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 22V049000 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
- 22V049000 (also written 22V-049 or 22V049)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R22BP
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility — Wheelchair Lift/Ramp
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 403
Repair completion: 100% (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 22V049000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V049000.
Defect description
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The vehicle multiplex software may not engage the brakes when the wheelchair platform lift is operated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
Safety consequence
Disengaged brakes can allow the school bus to move while the platform lift is in operation, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will install updated software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22BP.
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 22V049000
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.