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
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 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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