2011–2012 Blue Bird ALL American & 2011–2012 Blue Bird Vision recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 Vision and ALL American model school buses manufactured from october 18, 2010, through january 6, 2011. The sheet metal rain visors over the pushout side window on the left side of the bus may prohibit the emergency exit window from opening sufficiently which fails to conform to the emergency egress requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exists and window retention and release."
💥 The risk
In the event of an emergency, passengers could be injured if they are unable to quickly exit the bus.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall behan on march 15, 2011. Owners may 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
- 11V086000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R11SW
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 363
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 15, 2011
- Built
- Oct 18, 2010 – Jan 6, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird's campaign number is R11SW.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 .