The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·18V566000·Announced 2018-08-28

Blue Bird Recalls School Buses for Missing Child Restraint Warning Labels

Blue Bird is recalling 2019-2020 Vision and All American school buses because certain child restraint seats may be missing a required warning label on the lower strap.

What this means for you

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 risk-of-harm product (child restraint system) where improper use could lead to injury, but no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses. These vehicles are equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with Integrated Child Restraint Systems. The recall affects 551 units.

The seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems." Without the warning label, the seat may be used improperly, which increases the risk of injury.

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing warning label to the lower restraint strap portion of the Restraint Belt System free of charge. The recall began on September 26, 2018. 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, VISION SCHOOL BUS
Brand
BLUE BIRD
Affected units
551

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 (3)

  • VISION
  • ALL AMERICAN
  • VISION SCHOOL BUS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.