Blue Bird Body Company: Seats
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 15, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 441. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2014 All American and Vision model school buses manufactured from August 25, 2009, through March 19, 2013, and equipped with C. E. White Inc. Flip Seats models Quasi Static "QSJ11" (30", 36", 39" and 45"), Student Safety Seat "SSSJ" (30", 36", 39" and 45"), or School Bus Seat "SBJ" (30", 36", 39" and 45").
The 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.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a safety guard to prevent passengers from placing their toes or feet in the opening on the back of the subject Flip Seats, free of charge. The recall began on June 14, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242 for more information. Blue Bird's number for this campaign is R13WF.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Blue Bird Vision | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Blue Bird Vision | 2 | 25 | 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 13V200000.
Full record for the 2014 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →