Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V504000

Seats

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-10-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V504000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
Vehicles affected
402
Reported to NHTSA
2013-10-17
Owners notified
2013-05-10

Defect description

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.

Safety risk

When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.

Manufacturer remedy

A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.

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

18 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD A3RE2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
BLUE BIRD D3RE2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

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.