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Blue bird

Official notice

26 Mar 2026

Last checked

26 Mar 2026

Risk not stated by sourceHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. Issue: under certain conditions, when the school bus is stationary, a software problem in the system control module could cause it to accelerate unexpectedly. Note: this recall only affects certain electric school buses equipped with a powerdrive 7000 drivetrain. Safety risk: a school bus that accelerates on its own could create the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: cummins will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your school bus to a cummins authorized service center to update the system control module software. Published 2026-03-26.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

81807

Official notice

2026-03-26

The hazard

Issue: under certain conditions, when the school bus is stationary, a software problem in the system control module could cause it to accelerate unexpectedly. Note: this recall only affects certain electric school buses equipped with a powerdrive 7000 drivetrain. Safety risk: a school bus that accelerates on its own could create the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: cummins will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your school bus to a cummins authorized service center to update the system control module software.

How to check if you're affected

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Other

RA RA-81807

Recall Numbers

81807

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2021, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: VISION SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2023, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: VISION SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

Issue: under certain conditions, when the school bus is stationary, a software problem in the system control module could cause it to accelerate unexpectedly. Note: this recall only affects certain electric school buses equipped with a powerdrive 7000 drivetrain. Safety risk: a school bus that accelerates on its own could create the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: cummins will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your school bus to a cummins authorized service center to update the system control module software.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Blue Bird

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Blue Bird.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

81807

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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