NHTSA safety recall

Recall 13V504000

Seats — Blue Bird · reported 17 Oct 2013 · 402 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
13V504000
Filed by
A-z Bus Sales, Inc.
Report received
17 Oct 2013
Owners notified
10 May 2013
Potentially affected
402

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2005 Blue Bird A3re 2006 Blue Bird A3re 2007 Blue Bird A3re 2008 Blue Bird A3re 2009 Blue Bird A3re 2010 Blue Bird A3re 2011 Blue Bird A3re 2012 Blue Bird A3re 2013 Blue Bird A3re 2005 Blue Bird D3re 2006 Blue Bird D3re 2007 Blue Bird D3re 2008 Blue Bird D3re 2009 Blue Bird D3re 2010 Blue Bird D3re 2011 Blue Bird D3re 2012 Blue Bird D3re 2013 Blue Bird D3re

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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