NHTSA campaign 04V426000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 30, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 372. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

CERTAIN BLUE BIRD 1999-2005 ALL AMERICAN, TC/2000, MICRO BIRD, VISION, CONVENTIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL SERIES SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOC WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 17, 1999, AND AUGUST 13, 2004. CERTAIN SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR TIE-DOWN SECUREMENT ASSEMBLIES P/N 8625-13. THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE LOAD PAWL NOT TO FULLY SEAT IN THE SPROCKET TEETH.

The risk

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

The remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 21, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR BUSES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

20 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2005 Blue Bird All American	1	13	0	0
2005 Blue Bird Vision	1	15	1	0
2004 Blue Bird All American	10	15	0	0
2004 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	3	0	0
2004 Blue Bird Conventional	0	7	0	0
2004 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	5	0	0
2004 Blue Bird Vision	0	17	0	0
2003 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	3	0	0
2003 Blue Bird Conventional	1	6	0	1
2003 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	5	0	0
2003 Blue Bird TC2000	8	6	0	0
2002 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	5	0	0
2002 Blue Bird Conventional	0	7	0	0
2002 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	5	0	0
2002 Blue Bird TC2000	0	11	0	0
2001 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	6	0	0
2001 Blue Bird Conventional	0	6	0	0
2001 Blue Bird TC2000	0	12	0	0
2000 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	7	0	0
1999 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	11	0	0

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V426000.

Full record for the 2005 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →