Blue Bird Recalls School Buses Due to Unpadded Seat Studs
Blue Bird is recalling 2015-2019 Vision and 2016 All American school buses because unpadded seat studs may cause head injuries in rear crashes.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 may result in a head injury or even death in a rear crash event, which aligns with the rubric criteria for significant injury or death reports.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2015-2019 Vision and model year 2016 All American school buses. These vehicles are equipped with certain QS11 series convertible school bus seats supplied by CE White/HSM Solutions. The recall involves 309 vehicles.
The defect is that the integral D-Ring mounting stud located in the upper area of the seat back frame does not provide an adequate padding surface between the seat occupant and the stud. In a rear crash event, the occupant's head may contact the D-Ring mounting stud, resulting in a head injury or even death.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will equip the Integra D-Ring mounting studs with the proper padding, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2017. 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
- 309
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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