Blue Bird ALL American, ALL American School Bus, Vision and others: Anchorage

Date

July 15, 2020

Filed by

Blue Bird Body Company

Vehicles

Blue Bird ALL American (2018, 2019); Blue Bird ALL American School Bus (2020, 2021); Blue Bird Vision (2019); Blue Bird Vision School Bus (2020, 2021)

Component

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage

Description of the defect

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All-American and 2019-2021 Vision school buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Potentially affected

3532

What can happen

In the event of a crash, seat belt anchorages that do not remain secured increase the risk of injury to those seat occupants.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchorage point hardware and install any missing hardware as needed, free of charge. This recall began August 11, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AX.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Aug. 11, 2020

Manufacturer campaign number

R20AX

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

210

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

WASHER,SEAT BELT,UNDERFLOOR LEG ATTACHMENT · Underfloor Washer · 10054386

Recall number

20V409000

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.