Recall 18V846000: 2020 Blue Bird ALL American School BUS and 2 other models

Report received

Nov 28, 2018

Manufacturer

Blue Bird Body Company

Potentially affected

12vehicles

Model years

2019–2020

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 2020 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain HSM NextGen 45" 3PT school bus seats, part number GenQ3-45 LH. There may be an insufficient number of bolts attaching the seat to the bus floor, allowing the seat to detach from the bus floor in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash, if the bus seat detaches from the floor, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary floor mounting brace, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZT-SB.

Affected model years

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

• 2020 Blue Bird ALL American School BUS4 complaints
• 2019 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints
• 2020 Blue Bird Vision School BUS0 complaints