Recall 16V172000: 2011–2017 Blue Bird ALL American

Report received

Mar 25, 2016

Manufacturer

Blue Bird Body Company

Potentially affected

67vehicles

Model years

2011–2017

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 2011-2017 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."

Possible consequence

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.

Remedy

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.

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
• 2017 Blue Bird ALL American0 complaints