{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Blue Bird recall 12V538 (R12VR): Blue Bird Vision (2013 to 2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v538/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V538 (Blue Bird): Improperly functioning brake lights could confuse following motorists and fail to warn them that the bus may be stopping, inc...",
  "excerpt": "Blue Bird Vision, model years 2013 to 2014. Filed by Blue Bird Body Company and reported to NHTSA on 15 November 2012. 452 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Blue Bird is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Vision school buses manufactured from January 10, 2012, through November 01, 2012, and equipped with Ford 6.8L propane engines. The brake light switch mounting bracket may have caused the brake light switch to be incorrectly adjusted at installation and/or the … 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: R12VR. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V538 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: “Improperly functioning brake lights could confuse following motorists and fail to warn them that the bus may be stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V538 BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch 15 November 2012 2013-2014 BLUE BIRD VISION Improperly functioning brake lights could confuse following motorists and fail t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:49:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:27:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Blue Bird recall 12V538 (R12VR): Blue Bird Vision (2013 to 2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v538/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}