{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Blue Bird recall 12V586 (R12VT): Blue Bird Vision (2013)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v586/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V586 (Blue Bird): Improperly torqued drag link castle nuts could cause excessive movement at the drag link to steering arm connection which cou...",
  "excerpt": "Blue Bird Vision, model year 2013. Filed by Blue Bird Body Company and reported to NHTSA on 13 December 2012. 222 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Blue Bird is recalling certain 2013 model year Vision conventional school buses manufactured from August 27, 2012, to November 06, 2012. The castle nut that attaches the drag link to the steering arm may not have been torqued to the proper specifications. 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: R12VT. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V586 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 torqued drag link castle nuts could cause excessive movement at the drag link to steering arm connection which could lead to potential separation of the drag link from the steering arm and loss of steering control, which may incr…” 12V586 Blue Bird Body Company Steering:Linkages:Drag:Link:Connection 13 December 2012 2013-2013 BLUE BIRD VISION Improperly torqued drag link castle nuts could cause excessive ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:52:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:32:35+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Blue Bird recall 12V586 (R12VT): Blue Bird Vision (2013)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v586/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}