Recall 15V136000: 2013–2016 Blue Bird ALL American and 1 other model

Report received

Mar 10, 2015

Manufacturer

Blue Bird Body Company

Potentially affected

1,344vehicles

Model years

2013–2016

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 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."

Possible consequence

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

Remedy

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.

Affected model years

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

• 2013 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2014 Blue Bird ALL American0 complaints
• 2015 Blue Bird ALL American3 complaints
• 2016 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2013 Blue Bird Vision2 complaints
• 2014 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints
• 2015 Blue Bird Vision4 complaints
• 2016 Blue Bird Vision2 complaints