Blue Bird Recalls One 2019 Vision Bus for Wheelchair Lift Defect
Blue Bird is recalling one 2019 Vision bus because a wheelchair lift component may fail, allowing the platform to rise too high and increasing injury 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 structural vehicle defect where a component failure could lead to injury, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or fatalities, 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 one 2019 Blue Bird Vision bus equipped with a Ricon S-Series Titanium Wheelchair lift. The recall addresses a defect in the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, which may fail while the lift is in use. This failure allows the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height, causing the vehicle to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
If the wheelchair lift platform raises above the height of the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user could fall inwards toward the vehicle, increasing their risk of injury. The recall began on March 4, 2019.
Blue Bird has notified the owner, and Ricon will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam free of charge. 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
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 1
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)
- VISION
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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