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title: "BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN (2019) - Recall 23V276000 — NHTSA record 237355 | Is It on Recall"
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# BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN (2019) - Recall 23V276000 — NHTSA record 237355

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 18, 2023. 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 ALL AMERICAN (2019) - Recall 23V276000
- **Reason**: Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All American and Vision School Buses, equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Module (SCM) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in reverse and pointing downhill with the brake pedal not applied. A vehicle reversing faster than expected can increase the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Blue Bird Body Company
- **Quantity**: 419
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 237355

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V276000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; model year 2019. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

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No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Apr 18, 2023
- **Manufacturer start**: Aug 1, 2018
- **Manufacturer end**: Apr 20, 2022
- **Owner notification**: May 10, 2023
- **Record created**: Apr 19, 2023

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 update the SCM software calibration, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 10, 2023. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CG (SB)

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V276000)

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

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