{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Blue Bird recall 18V784 (R18ZO - NSB): 2017-2019 Blue Bird BBCV Transit Buses with Ford 6",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v784/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V784 (Blue Bird): A damaged alternator cable could result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire. Blue Bird's own number: R18ZO - NSB.",
  "excerpt": "Blue Bird Bbcv, model years 2017 to 2019. Filed by Blue Bird Body Company and reported to NHTSA on 6 November 2018. 52 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Blue Bird BBCV transit buses with Ford 6.8L Gen IV LPG, Gasoline, or CNG engines. The alternator cables may not be routed correctly and may contact and chafe against the air conditioning support bracket or a firewall reinforcement. 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: R18ZO - NSB. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V784 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 damaged alternator cable could result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.” 18V784 Blue Bird Body Company Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator 6 November 2018 2017-2019 BLUE BIRD BBCV A damaged alternator cable could result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire. Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will verify t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:01:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:06:49+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Blue Bird recall 18V784 (R18ZO - NSB): 2017-2019 Blue Bird BBCV Transit Buses with Ford 6\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v784/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}