Recall · 20V407000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over seat belts
149
Vehicles covered
2
Models
6
Model years
July 15, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Vision and All-American transit buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
- What it can cause
- In the event of a crash, seat belt anchorages that do not remain secured increase the risk of injury to those seat occupants.
- What the dealer does
- Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchorage point hardware and install any missing hardware as needed, free of charge. The recall began August 11, 2020. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R20AX-NSB.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Blue BirdALL American | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 149 vehicles this is a small campaign: 65% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 8 times before this, most recently in March 2015 as 15V136000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 37 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V759000 (equipment), 24V758000 (equipment), 24V600000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V599000 (fuel system, gasoline).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Blue Bird Body Company with NHTSA on July 15, 2020 as campaign 20V407000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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