2004–2005 Blue Bird ALL American recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
School and transit buses equipped with driver's 3-POINT seat belts with incorrect fasteners.
💥 The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the shoulder strap CAN fail, and the driver could be seriously injured.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will notify its customers to make an appointment with their blue bird distributor to have the driver's 3-POINT seat belt upper attaching fasteners replaced free of charge. Owner notification is expected to begin june 8, 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
- 04V222000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R04HT
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 291
- Component
- SEAT BELTS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 8, 2004
- Built
- Mar 3, 2003 – Apr 5, 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).