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title: "BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS (2023) - Recall 22V279000 — NHTSA record 232947 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to f"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS (2023) - Recall 22V279000 — NHTSA record 232947

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Apr 27, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS (2023) - Recall 22V279000
- **Reason**: Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2023 Vision school buses. The incorrect pins were installed on the air stop arm, which may cause it to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices." An inoperative stop arm increases the risk of injury during the boarding and deboarding process of the bus.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Blue Bird Body Company
- **Quantity**: 674
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 232947

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V279000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS; model year 2023. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Apr 27, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Jun 8, 2022
- **Record created**: Apr 27, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will install a service pigtail connector, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 8, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird's customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R22BT.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V279000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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