Blue Bird Recall 16V172000: Seats

NHTSA recall 16V172000 · announced March 25, 2016 · filed by Blue Bird Body Company · 67 units affected

The problem

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."

The 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.

What to do

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.

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

• 2011 Blue Bird All American
• 2012 Blue Bird All American
• 2013 Blue Bird All American
• 2014 Blue Bird All American
• 2015 Blue Bird All American
• 2016 Blue Bird All American
• 2017 Blue Bird All American

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