NHTSA Campaign 18V846000

SEATS

Issued by Blue Bird Body Company · Reported Nov 28, 2018 · 12 vehicles affected

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."

Consequence

In the event of a crash, if the bus seat detaches from the floor, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS 2020 12
BLUE BIRD VISION 2019 12
BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS 2020 12

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V846000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.