NHTSA safety recall

Recall 20V125000 · manufacturer campaign R20AM-SB

Seats › Barriers — Blue Bird · reported 3 Mar 2020 · 2,790 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The seat barrier behind the driver seat with an integrated 3-point seat belt may have been installed incorrectly and may be missing the reinforcing bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

The risk

In the event of a crash, the seat barrier may not adequately protect the occupant seated behind the seat barrier separating them from the driver seat with integrated 3-point seat belt, increasing the risk of injury.

The fix

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and properly install the seat barrier including adding reinforcing bracket, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 23, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AM-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
20V125000
Manufacturer campaign
R20AM-SB
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
3 Mar 2020
Owners notified
22 Apr 2020
Potentially affected
2,790

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.

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 2016 Blue Bird All American 2017 Blue Bird All American 2018 Blue Bird All American 2019 Blue Bird All American 2020 Blue Bird All American School Bus 2021 Blue Bird All American School Bus 2020 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus 2021 Blue Bird All American Transit Bus 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 2016 Blue Bird Vision 2017 Blue Bird Vision 2018 Blue Bird Vision 2019 Blue Bird Vision 2020 Blue Bird Vision School Bus 2021 Blue Bird Vision School Bus 2020 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus 2021 Blue Bird Vision Transit Bus

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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