Blue Bird Body Company is recalling 419 of its 2018-2021 All American and Vision school buses equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Module (SCM) in these buses may incorrectly activate the anti-rollback feature when the vehicle is in reverse on a downhill slope without the brake pedal applied. This defect can cause the school bus to reverse much faster than the driver expects, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will provide a free software calibration update to fix the issue.
The vehicle's control module may trigger a feature intended to prevent rolling, which instead forces the bus to accelerate backward at unexpected speeds while on a decline. This sudden and unintended speed increase while in reverse can cause the driver to lose control or strike objects or pedestrians, leading to a collision.
Free SCM software calibration update
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Sources: NHTSA Notice · Raw API Response