2010 Blue Bird ALL American recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Blue bird is recalling 35 model year 2010 ALL American school buses manufactured from may 13 through june 17, 2009. Insufficient rivets were installed in the rear headliner panel. These buses fail to conform with the joint strength requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
💥 The risk
Bus passengers may sustain injuries in the event of a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on august 14, 2009. Owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-422-2242.
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
- 09V286000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R09PL
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 35
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 14, 2009
- Built
- May 13, 2009 – Jun 17, 2009
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird's recall campaign no. R09PL.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .