NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V730000 · manufacturer campaign R15YI-SB

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Blue Bird · reported 4 Nov 2015 · 5,114 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, 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 January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2014 by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

The risk

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

The fix

Blue Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2015. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884.

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
15V730000
Manufacturer campaign
R15YI-SB
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
4 Nov 2015
Owners notified
1 Dec 2015
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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