NHTSA safety recall

Recall 14V510000 · manufacturer campaign R14XN

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Blue Bird · reported 19 Aug 2014 · 5,114 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American and Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

The risk

If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

The fix

Blue Bird will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XN.

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
14V510000
Manufacturer campaign
R14XN
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
19 Aug 2014
Owners notified
1 Oct 2014
Potentially affected
5,114

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.

2007 Blue Bird All American 2008 Blue Bird All American 2009 Blue Bird All American 2010 Blue Bird All American 2011 Blue Bird All American 2012 Blue Bird All American 2013 Blue Bird All American 2014 Blue Bird All American 2015 Blue Bird All American 2007 Blue Bird Conventional 2008 Blue Bird Conventional 2007 Blue Bird Micro Bird 2008 Blue Bird Micro Bird 2009 Blue Bird Micro Bird 2010 Blue Bird Micro Bird 2011 Blue Bird Micro Bird 2007 Blue Bird Vision 2008 Blue Bird Vision 2009 Blue Bird Vision 2010 Blue Bird Vision 2011 Blue Bird Vision 2012 Blue Bird Vision 2013 Blue Bird Vision 2014 Blue Bird Vision 2015 Blue Bird Vision

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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