Recall 15V060000: 2011–2016 Blue Bird ALL American

Report received

Feb 3, 2015

Manufacturer

Blue Bird Body Company

Potentially affected

474vehicles

Model years

2011–2016

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

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 All American rear engine transit buses manufactured June 5, 2010, to January 13, 2015. In the affected transit buses, the exhaust system hangers may fail, possibly causing damage to the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) housings.

Possible consequence

If all the exhaust hangers were to fail, the housings may fall onto the roadway, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install new bolted hanger assemblies and support cables, free of charge. The recall began on March 5, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R15YB-NSB.

Affected model years

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

• 2011 Blue Bird ALL American0 complaints
• 2012 Blue Bird ALL American0 complaints
• 2013 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2014 Blue Bird ALL American0 complaints
• 2015 Blue Bird ALL American3 complaints
• 2016 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints