2020 Blue Bird ALL American School BUS & 2019 Blue Bird Vision + 1 more recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain HSM NextGen 45" 3PT school bus seats, part number GenQ3-45 LH. There may be an insufficient number of bolts attaching the seat to the bus floor, allowing the seat to detach from the bus floor in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, if the bus seat detaches from the floor, it can increase the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary floor mounting brace, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZT-SB.
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V846000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R18ZT-SB
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Vehicles affected
- 12
- Component
- SEATS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 12, 2018
- Built
- Sep 24, 2018 – Sep 24, 2018
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.