2009–2011 Blue Bird ALL American & 2009–2011 Blue Bird Micro Bird + 1 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Blue Bird is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 ALL American, Vision, and Micro Bird school buses equipped with braun VISTA-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
💥 The risk
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchairs occupant could fall and sustain injury.
🔧 The fix
Blue Bird will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on april 26, 2012. 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
- 12V153000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R12TU
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 125
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 26, 2012
- Built
- Jan 17, 2008 – Oct 21, 2010
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Blue bird's recall campaign number is R12TU.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 .