2025 Blue Bird All American School Bus problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Exterior Lighting:headlights 2025-01-08 · campaign 25V003000 · 91 vehicles
Defect: Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2024-2025 All American school buses. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: The operator may inadvertently activate the high beams, affecting the vision of other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DH (SB).
Exterior Lighting:headlights 2025-01-08 · campaign 25V004000 · 1 vehicles
Defect: Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling one 2025 All American transit bus. Due to incorrect wiring, the high and low beams are reversed, causing the high beam indicator to illuminate incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: The operator may inadvertently activate the high beams, affecting the vision of other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2025. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R25DH (NSB).
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train 2026-04-30 · S26DW · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
blue bird has identified a software issue affecting the neutral-at-stop feature. a software update is required in-person at an authorized allison transmission dealer.
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.