Blue Bird Recalls 2016 School Buses for Seat Flammability Defect
Blue Bird is recalling 2016 Vision and All American school buses because seat foam may not meet federal flammability standards, increasing fire risk.
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 fire hazard in a vehicle where no injuries or deaths have been reported, fitting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2016 Vision and All American rear engine school buses manufactured between February 11, 2015, and April 2, 2015. The recall involves 36 vehicles where the seat bottoms may contain a foam core that does not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302.
If the seats are built with this non-compliant foam core, they may not resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. This defect increases the risk that a fire may start or spread within the vehicle.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the school bus seat bottoms with foam that is compliant with the safety standard, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 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 VISION, ALL AMERICAN
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 36
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)
- VISION
- ALL AMERICAN
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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