Blue Bird Recall 15V136000: Seat Belts

NHTSA recall 15V136000 · announced March 10, 2015 · filed by Blue Bird Body Company · 1,344 units affected

The problem

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 All American A3FE, A3RE, T3FE, T3RE, and D3RE school buses manufactured June 28, 2012, to September 25, 2014, and 2013-2016 Vision BBCV school buses manufactured June 9, 2012, to September 30, 2014. Incorrect fasteners may have been used to secure the seat gusset reinforcement to the side wall resulting in the seat belts being improperly anchored. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

The risk

If the seat belts are improperly anchored, there is an increased risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.

What to do

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the the seat gusset reinforcement mounting fasteners, and will install an additional gusset reinforcement bracket, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 2, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Birds number for this recall is R15YC-SB.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2013 Blue Bird All American
• 2014 Blue Bird All American
• 2015 Blue Bird All American
• 2016 Blue Bird All American
• 2013 Blue Bird Vision
• 2014 Blue Bird Vision
• 2015 Blue Bird Vision
• 2016 Blue Bird Vision

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.