Blue Bird Body Company: Seats
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 17, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 309. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2019 Vision and model year 2016 All American school buses equipped with certain QS11 series convertible school bus seats supplied by CE White/HSM Solutions. The integral D-Ring mounting stud located in the upper area of the seat back frame does not provide an adequate padding surface between the seat occupant and the D-Ring mounting stud.
The risk
In a rear crash event, the occupant's head may contact the D-Ring mounting stud, resulting in a head injury or even death.
The remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will equip the Integra D-Ring mounting studs with the proper padding, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2017. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R17ZB-SB.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Blue Bird Vision | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Blue Bird Vision | 4 | 27 | 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 17V510000.
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