Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V510000

Seats

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-08-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V510000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
309
Reported to NHTSA
2017-08-17
Owners notified
2017-09-15

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2019 Vision and model year 2016 All American school buses equipped with certain QS11 series convertible school bus seats supplied by CE White/HSM Solutions. The integral D-Ring mounting stud located in the upper area of the seat back frame does not provide an adequate padding surface between the seat occupant and the D-Ring mounting stud.

Safety risk

In a rear crash event, the occupant's head may contact the D-Ring mounting stud, resulting in a head injury or even death.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will equip the Integra D-Ring mounting studs with the proper padding, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2017. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R17ZB-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

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2016
BLUE BIRD Vision2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

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.