{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Blue Bird recall 20V249 (R20AQ-SB): 2018-2021 Vision School Buses Equipped with Ford 6",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v249/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V249 (Blue Bird): A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire. Blue Bird's own number: R20AQ-SB.",
  "excerpt": "Blue Bird Vision, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Blue Bird Body Company and reported to NHTSA on 5 May 2020. 352 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision school buses equipped with Ford 6.8L gasoline engines with an optional right-hand mounted parking brake lever. Due to improper routing of the parking brake cables, the parking brake cable may contact and chafe the gasoline fuel line, potentially … 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: R20AQ-SB. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V249 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 fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.” 20V249 Blue Bird Body Company Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings 5 May 2020 2018-2021 BLUE BIRD VISION A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire. Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the parking brake cable, as necessary, free of charge. The recal",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:09:37+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:43:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Blue Bird recall 20V249 (R20AQ-SB): 2018-2021 Vision School Buses Equipped with Ford 6\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v249/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}