{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Blue Bird recall 11V218 (R11TA): Blue Bird Vision (2004 to 2006)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v218/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V218 (Blue Bird): A SHORT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. Blue Bird's own number: R11TA.",
  "excerpt": "Blue Bird Vision, model years 2004 to 2006. Filed by Blue Bird Body Company and reported to NHTSA on 6 April 2011. 3,919 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2006 vision conventional style school buses manufactured from june 26, 2003, through december 9, 2004. the starter cable may contact and potentially chafe against the steel braided power steering hose thereby creating a direct short. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Blue Bird's own number for this recall: R11TA. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V218 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A SHORT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.” 11V218 BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables 6 April 2011 2004-2006 BLUE BIRD VISION A SHORT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SUBJECT BUSES FOR PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STARTER CABLE AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE. BUSES FOUND TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE WILL HAV",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:50:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:43:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Blue Bird recall 11V218 (R11TA): Blue Bird Vision (2004 to 2006)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v218/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}