Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V172000

Seats

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-03-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V172000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
67
Reported to NHTSA
2016-03-25
Owners notified
2016-04-19

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017 All American school buses manufactured from August 20, 2010, through December 16, 2015. Buses with rear side emergency doors have seats over the wheelhouse area whose rear legs may detach from the floor in a crash, resulting in belted occupants traveling forward. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Safety risk

If the seat does not allow the occupant to be properly restrained in the event of a crash, they would be at an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear leg assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 19, 2016. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's recall number for this campaign is R16YM-SB.

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

7 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

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.