Blue Bird Transit Bus Recall for Missing Seat Belt Hardware
Blue Bird is recalling 2019-2021 Vision and All-American buses because seat belt anchorages may lack reinforcing washers, increasing injury risk in 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 recall involves a structural vehicle defect where seat belt anchorages may fail to remain secured in a crash, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating.
Plain-English summary
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2019-2021 Vision and All-American transit buses. The recall addresses a defect where the three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point. This installation error may prevent the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash, causing the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The affected vehicles include 2019 All-American and Vision models, as well as 2020-2021 All-American Transit Bus and Vision Transit Bus models. In the event of a crash, seat belt anchorages that do not remain secured increase the risk of injury to those seat occupants.
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchorage point hardware and install any missing hardware as needed, free of charge. The recall began August 11, 2020. 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 ALL AMERICAN TRANSIT BUS, ALL AMERICAN, VISION, VISION TRANSIT BUS
- Brand
- BLUE BIRD
- Manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 149
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 (4)
- ALL AMERICAN TRANSIT BUS
- ALL AMERICAN
- VISION
- VISION TRANSIT BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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