Blue Bird Recall 21V070000: Seat Belts, Rear/other, Anchorage

NHTSA recall 21V070000 · announced February 12, 2021 · filed by Blue Bird Body Company · 620 units affected

The problem

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Vision and All American buses. The seats with integrated 3-point seat belts may have been installed incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

The risk

An incorrectly installed seat can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

What to do

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install any missing hardware, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 9, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed February 03, 2022. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R21BB-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

• 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus
• 2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus
• 2022 Blue Bird All American School Bus
• 2019 Blue Bird Vision
• 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
• 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus
• 2022 Blue Bird Vision School Bus

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