The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·13V504000·Announced 2013-10-17

Blue Bird School Bus Recall for Flip Seat Pinch Hazard

A-Z Bus Sales is recalling 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses to fix a pinch point hazard in C.E. White flip seats.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall addresses a risk-of-harm product defect (pinch point injury) where no specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses. The recall affects vehicles equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.

The defect involves a gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. When a flip seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, an occupant in the rearward seat may insert their toes or foot into this area. If the occupant of the flip seat pushes the seat bottom down to sit, the rearward occupant could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes or foot.

A-Z Bus Sales will notify school bus owners of the recall. The corrective action involves installing a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.

The recalled product

Product
BLUE BIRD A3RE, D3RE
Brand
BLUE BIRD
Manufacturer
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
402

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 (2)

  • A3RE
  • D3RE

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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