Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 24V079000

Seats

Blue Bird Body Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2024-02-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 24V079000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Vehicles affected
127
Reported to NHTSA
2024-02-07
Owners notified
2024-03-04

Defect description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Vision and 2021-2023 All American transit buses. The convertible seats may have been incorrectly installed, which can result in an unsecured seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Safety risk

An unsecured seat may not adequately restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and repair the seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 04, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R24CM-NSB.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BLUE BIRD ALL American Transit BUS2023 2022 2021
BLUE BIRD Vision Transit BUS2023 2022

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.