NHTSA campaign 22V578000 · Blue Bird campaign R22BX-NSB

Blue Bird Recall 22V-578: Corrosion May Cause Fuel Line Leak

NHTSA recall 22V578000 (Blue Bird campaign R22BX-NSB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on August 4, 2022, with 49 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision School Bus, Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus and Blue Bird Vision for model years 2018–2023. Owners were notified on May 24, 2023, 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 22V578000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
22V578000 (also written 22V-578 or 22V578)
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Blue Bird campaign number
R22BX-NSB
Report received
Potentially affected
49 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Other — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Repair completion: 25% (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 22V578000. 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

    • 2018
    • 2019 · Vehicles built November 30, 2016 – July 6, 2022 (per NHTSA)
  • Blue Bird Vision School Bus

    • 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 · Vehicles built November 30, 2016 – July 6, 2022 (per NHTSA)
  • Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V578000.

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with Roush fuel return lines included in GEN 4 and GEN 5 LPG Conversion Systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each other and corrode.

Safety consequence

A corroded fuel line can leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel return lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 24, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22BX-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.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V578000

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.