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NHTSA Campaign 15V730000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Nov 4, 2015 · 5,114 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2014 by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

Consequence

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2007 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2008 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2009 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2010 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2011 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2012 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2013 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2014 5,114
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2015 5,114
BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL 2007 5,114
BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL 2008 5,114
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2007 5,114
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2008 5,114
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2009 5,114
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2010 5,114
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD 2011 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2007 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2008 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2009 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2010 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2011 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2012 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2013 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2014 5,114
BLUE BIRD VISION 2015 5,114

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V730000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.