Recall 13V504000: 2005–2013 Blue Bird A3RE

Report received

Oct 17, 2013

Manufacturer

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.

Potentially affected

402vehicles

Model years

2005–2013

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.

Possible consequence

When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.

Remedy

A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2005 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2007 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2008 Blue Bird A3RE1 complaints
• 2009 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2010 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2011 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2012 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints
• 2013 Blue Bird A3RE0 complaints