Blue Bird Recalls School Buses Due to Insufficient Roof Rivets
Blue Bird is recalling 2019-2021 school buses because insufficient roof rivets may allow roof sheets to separate in a crash, increasing injury risk.
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 recall involves a structural vehicle defect (roof separation) that increases the risk of injury in a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2019-2021 All American and Vision school buses. The recall addresses a defect where an insufficient number of rivets were installed in the roof sheets. This condition allows the roof sheets to separate in the event of a severe impact, causing the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
The affected vehicles include 2019-2021 Blue Bird Vision Transit Buses, All American School Buses, Vision School Buses, and All American Transit Buses. In the event of a crash, if the roof sheets separate, there is an increased risk of injury to occupants.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the roof joints and add the sufficient number of rivets, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2019. 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 TRANSIT BUS, ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS, VISION, VISION SCHOOL BUS
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 302
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 (6)
- VISION TRANSIT BUS
- ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
- VISION
- VISION SCHOOL BUS
- ALL AMERICAN
- ALL AMERICAN TRANSIT BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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