A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.: Seats
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 17, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 402. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
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
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.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Blue Bird A3re | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird A3re | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird D3re | 0 | 1 | 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 13V504000.
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