Blue Bird ALL American: Anchorage

Date

Oct. 8, 2003

Filed by

Blue Bird Body Company

Vehicles

Blue Bird ALL American (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

Component

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage

Description of the defect

On certain rear Engine (A3RE) School Buses, The type And location of The fasteners used to retain The Seat Belt in The last row of Seats does not conform to Blue Bird Engineering specifications.

Potentially affected

233

What can happen

This installation May not adequately retain Seat belts in The event of a severe crash.

Remedy

Blue Bird will provide its Distributors And owners The Parts And instructions to install The Correct fasteners Free of Charge. Owner notification is expected to begin November 20, 2003. Owners Who do not receive The Parts And installation instructions within a reasonable Time should contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242.

Recall notes

Blue Bird recall no. R03HC.ALSO, customers Can contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Auto Safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Owner notification date

Nov. 20, 2003

Manufacturer campaign number

R03HC

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

03V362000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.