Blue Bird Recalls School Buses Due to Parking Brake Defect
Blue Bird is recalling 121 school buses because an incorrectly plumbed parking brake valve may apply the brake without warning, posing a crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect could result in a vehicle crash causing property damage, personal injury, or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or property damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling 121 model year 2007 through 2011 All American school buses manufactured between September 22, 2006, and August 7, 2010. The recall affects buses equipped with the optional park brake valve interlock feature.
The optional park brake interlock valve may have been plumbed incorrectly. This defect could result in the inadvertent application of the parking brake without prior warning. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes that inadvertent application of the parking brake valve could cause a vehicle crash, which could result in property damage, personal injury, or death.
Blue Bird has already inspected all affected buses and repaired them if needed. Consequently, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 121
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- ALL AMERICAN
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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