Blue Bird Tx4 School Bus. Published by Transport Canada as 2026194 on 17 April 2026. System: Visual System.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain school buses, the nuts that secure the all-weather windshield wipers may not have been tightened correctly. As a result, the windshield wipers may not work properly or could detach.
Safety Risk:
Windshield wipers that don't work properly could affect a driver's visibility. Windshield wiper(s) …
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Checked against the register on 12 October 2026. No change in the wording since our daily reading began.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026194
- Recall date
- 17 April 2026
- Make
- Blue Bird
- Models
- TX4 School Bus
- Model years
- 2026
- Vehicle class
- School Bus
- System
- Visual System
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 16
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain school buses, the nuts that secure the all-weather windshield wipers may not have been tightened correctly. As a result, the windshield wipers may not work properly or could detach.Safety Risk:
Windshield wipers that don't work properly could affect a driver's visibility. Windshield wiper(s) that detach from the vehicle could create a road hazard for others. Both issues could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Blue Bird will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to inspect and correctly tighten the nuts between the blades and mounting arms. Alternatively, you may schedule an appointment to have the inspection and repairs performed at a Blue Bird dealership.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026194.
Blue Bird elsewhere in this register
Blue Bird is named on 242 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2026119 · 16 March 2026 · Vision School Bus · Powertrain
- 2026240 · 20 May 2026 · Vision School Bus · Seats And Restraints
- 2026300 · 16 June 2026 · Vision Non-School Bus · Fuel System
- 2026299 · 16 June 2026 · Vision School Bus · Fuel System
- 2026021 · 22 January 2026 · Vision School Bus · Visual System
- 2026351 · 20 July 2026 · Vision School Bus · Brakes
- 2026352 · 20 July 2026 · Vision Non-School Bus · Brakes
- 2026387 · 10 August 2026 · Vision School Bus · Electrical
The same system: Visual System
424 notices in this register name Visual System. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026205 · 23 April 2026 · Charger, Wagoneer S · Visual System
- 2026179 · 9 April 2026 · 1500, 3500, 5500 · Visual System
- 2026166 · 2 April 2026 · Malibu · Visual System
- 2026161 · 1 April 2026 · Navigator, Expedition, F-350 Super Duty · Visual System
- 2026221 · 5 May 2026 · Model Y, Model 3, Model S · Visual System
- 2026133 · 20 March 2026 · 12 Cilindri · Visual System
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Blue Bird: 242 in the register, and 405 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2026.
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