NHTSA Campaign 18V566000

SEATS

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Aug 28, 2018 · 551 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with Integrated Child Restraint Systems. These seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."

Consequence

Without a warning label, the seat may be used improperly, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a warning label to the lower restraint strap portion of the Restraint Belt System, free of charge. The recall began September 26, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZN-SB.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2019 551
BLUE BIRD VISION 2019 551
BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS 2020 551

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V566000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.