2000–2001 Blue Bird Conventional recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with option 2836-02 driver's seat belts. The seat belts are too long preventing the belt from retracting properly and fitting the occupant as designed.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the driver may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
The belts will be replaced with belts of proper shoulder harness length. Owner notification began november 15, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V337000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R01FN
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 158
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 15, 2001
- Built
- Aug 2, 2000 – Jul 30, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).