Blue Bird Body Company: Seats
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 11, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11,371. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BOSTROM DRIVER'S SEAT MODEL F222 OR BOSTRUM "ROUTEMASTER" SEAT. BLUE BIRD OPTION 2821 OR 2824. THE SEAT PEDESTALS ARE FATIGUE CRACKING ADJACENT TO THE WELD WHICH SECURES THE PEDESTAL'S UPPER PLATE TO THE UPPER, TELESCOPING PORTION OF THE ADJUSTABLE COLUMN SUPPORT.
The risk
THE UPPER MOUNTING PLATE AND SEAT UPPER GRADUALLY BECOMES LOOSE RESULTING IN THE UPPER PLATE DETACHING FROM THE SUPPORTING COLUMN AND THE SEAT CAN FALL FROM ITS MOUNTING. THIS CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE DRIVER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE PEDESTALS WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PEDESTAL BRACKET KIT.
28 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Blue Bird Csfe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird TC2000 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Csfe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird TC2000 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Csfe | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Gpwb | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird TC2000 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Csfe | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Gpwb | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird TC2000 | 2 | 15 | 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 96V126001.
Full record for the 1996 Blue Bird Csfe → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →