2001–2004 Blue Bird ALL American & 2001–2004 Blue Bird Conventional + 1 more recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain school buses equipped with optional seat belts or seat belt "ready" seats, some belts were installed with only two bolts rather than the required three (3) bolts.
💥 The risk
These seats could detach from the wall side attachment points in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to install the missing bolt free of charge. Owner notification is expected to on november 3, 2003. 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
- 03V364000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R03HB
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 3,825
- Component
- SEATS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 3, 2003
- Built
- Aug 3, 2000 – Aug 26, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R03HB.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).