PlainRecordsBLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY: WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP
- What can happen
- A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will correct the wiring by installing two diodes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R26AH.
- Potentially affected
- 82
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- Date (report received by NHTSA)
- Aug. 31, 2026
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Vehicles
- BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS (2025, 2026, 2027)
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY › WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP › CONTROLS/CONTROL WIRING
- Description of the defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses equipped with Ricon K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.
- Potentially affected
- 82
- What can happen
- A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will correct the wiring by installing two diodes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2026. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R26AH.
- Owner notification date
- Oct. 28, 2026
- Manufacturer campaign number
- R26AH
- Recall type
- V (vehicle)
- Influenced by
- ODI
- Manufacturer's component
- WHEEL CHAIR LIFT · LIFT, WHEELCHAIR, 1000 LB, RIS5510 · RI19066, Trombetta 934-1254-610
- Recall number
- 26V556000
How this defect works
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What the notice says to do (the remedy, in its words)
“Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Vision school buses equipped with Ricon K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.” “A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.”BLUE BIRD EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP:CONTROLS/CONTROL WIRING recall, NHTSA recall record, 2026-08-31. The caption and the remedy steps are the record's own words.
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This recall among the others
- BLUE BIRD: 31 other recalls or notices on this site in the three years before this one (from Sept. 1, 2023).
Counted from the agency records on this site, as on Statistics: a recall event once, by its first notice.
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Cite this record
NHTSA recall record 26V556000, Aug. 31, 2026. PlainRecords' title: "BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY: WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/vehicle/26v556000/ (as of the day it was built).At each build a sample of records from each source is compared with the agency's published file and the page; every correction is public. Drawings are chosen by software that reads the record. Built daily. How we check · Corrections