2008 Blue Bird A3re

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Seats13V504000

Filed Oct 17, 2013402 vehiclesA-Z Bus Sales, Inc.

Defect. A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.

Risk. When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.

Remedy. A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension

Filed Jul 15, 2014121,000 milesCA

VEHICLE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH HENDRICKSON AIR-RIDE FRONT SUSPENSIONS HAVE PROPENSITY TO FLEX AND CRACK THE MAIN FRAME RAILS WHERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION MOUNT FOR THE FRONT AXLE ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THE FRAME RAIL IS UNSUPPORTED AT THE SUSPENSION MOUNT, CAUSING THIS FAILURE TO OCCUR UNDER NORMAL USE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2013	0	1	Routine
2012	0	1	Routine
2011	0	1	Routine
2010	0	1	Routine
2009	0	1	Routine
2008 — this page	1	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine
2005	0	1	Routine
2003	1	0	Routine
2002	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 17, 2013. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.