Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V566000

Equipment: other: labels

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-08-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V566000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
551
Reported to NHTSA
2018-08-28
Owners notified
2018-09-26

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with Integrated Child Restraint Systems. These seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."

Safety risk

Without a warning label, the seat may be used improperly, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a warning label to the lower restraint strap portion of the Restraint Belt System, free of charge. The recall began September 26, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZN-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

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American2019
BLUE BIRD Vision2019
BLUE BIRD Vision School BUS2020

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.