NHTSA Campaign 14V511000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Aug 19, 2014 · 90 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, 2007-2010 Micro Bird, and 2007-2014 Vision non-school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

Consequence

If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XN.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2007 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2008 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2009 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2010 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2011 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2012 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2013 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2014 90
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2015 90
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2007 90
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2008 90
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2009 90
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2010 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2007 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2008 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2009 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2010 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2011 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2012 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2013 90
BLUE BIRD VISION 2014 90

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V511000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.