Which vehicles are included in recall 04V213?

2005 Blue Bird ALL American. 297 vehicles may be affected. Check your exact car with its 17-character VIN.

Check your VIN, then call any authorized Blue Bird dealer to book the free repair.

💥 Crash risk🩹 Injury riskNHTSA 04V213📅 May 5, 2004

2005 Blue Bird ALL American recall: body & structure

⚠️ What's wrong

ALL American school buses manufactured between january 10 and april 20, 2004, which the inside panels adjacent to the rear center emergency door (or rear center emergency window on rear engine models) do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, school bus body joint strength. Adhesive was inadvertentlt omitted from these joints on the affected population.

💥 The risk

The vehicle occupants may be seriously injured in the event of a vehicle crash.

🔧 The fix

Owners will be notified to make an appointment with their blue bird distributor to have the inside rear panels removed and properly adhere the panels. Owner notification is expected to begin june 9, 2004. 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 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: 04V213000
Manufacturer recall #: R04HS
Manufacturer: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 297
Component: STRUCTURE
NHTSA hotline: 1-888-327-4236
Owner letters mailed: Jun 10, 2004
Built: Jan 10, 2004 – Apr 20, 2004
Recall started by: MFR
Notes: Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

2005 Blue Bird ALL American recall: body & structure

⚠️ What's wrong

💥 The risk

🔧 The fix

Vehicles in this recall

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