Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V332000

Structure

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-07-31.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V332000

Structure

Component
Structure
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
172
Reported to NHTSA
2013-07-31
Owners notified
2013-08-28

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 All American and Vision school buses manufactured March 10, 2006, through June 18, 2013; and equipped with optional transit sliding windows. Joint adhesive may not have been applied at the interior and exterior body window panel joints. Without the adhesive, these vehicles fail to conform to the standards of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."

Safety risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, there is an increased risk that the window panels may separate and fall onto occupants causing injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install additional rivets at the window panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-825-2021. Blue Bird's recall number is R13WM.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

16 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
BLUE BIRD Vision2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.