NHTSA Campaign 15V136000

SEAT BELTS

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Mar 10, 2015 · 1,344 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 All American A3FE, A3RE, T3FE, T3RE, and D3RE school buses manufactured June 28, 2012, to September 25, 2014, and 2013-2016 Vision BBCV school buses manufactured June 9, 2012, to September 30, 2014. Incorrect fasteners may have been used to secure the seat gusset reinforcement to the side wall resulting in the seat belts being improperly anchored. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence

If the seat belts are improperly anchored, there is an increased risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the the seat gusset reinforcement mounting fasteners, and will install an additional gusset reinforcement bracket, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 2, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Birds number for this recall is R15YC-SB.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2013 1,344
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2014 1,344
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2015 1,344
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2016 1,344
BLUE BIRD VISION 2013 1,344
BLUE BIRD VISION 2014 1,344
BLUE BIRD VISION 2015 1,344
BLUE BIRD VISION 2016 1,344

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V136000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.