NHTSA safety recall

Recall 19V082000 · manufacturer campaign R19ZP-SB

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Blue Bird · reported 11 Feb 2019 · 787 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Ricon S-Series Titanium Wheelchair lifts. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."

The risk

If the wheelchair lift platform raises above the height of the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user could fall inwards toward the vehicle, increasing their risk of injury.

The fix

Blue Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2019. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R19ZP-SB.

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
19V082000
Manufacturer campaign
R19ZP-SB
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
11 Feb 2019
Owners notified
4 Mar 2019
Potentially affected
787

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.

2015 Blue Bird All American 2016 Blue Bird All American 2017 Blue Bird All American 2018 Blue Bird All American 2019 Blue Bird All American 2015 Blue Bird Vision 2016 Blue Bird Vision 2017 Blue Bird Vision 2018 Blue Bird Vision 2019 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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