Blue Bird Recalls 2011-2016 All American Buses for Exhaust Hanger Failure
Blue Bird is recalling 2011-2016 All American rear engine transit buses because exhaust system hangers may fail, potentially causing housings to fall onto the roadway.
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 involves a structural defect that creates a road hazard and increases the risk of a crash, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 All American rear engine transit buses manufactured between June 5, 2010, and January 13, 2015. The recall involves 474 vehicles where the exhaust system hangers may fail. This failure can cause damage to the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) housings.
If all exhaust hangers fail, the housings may fall onto the roadway, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash. No specific injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text, but the potential for a crash is explicitly noted.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install new bolted hanger assemblies and support cables free of charge. The recall began on March 5, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 474
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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