Recall · 24V759000
Blue Bird Body recalled 2 models over equipment
400
Vehicles covered
2
Models
9
Model years
October 11, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- The defect
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2024 All American and 2021-2024 Vision transit buses. The emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- What it can cause
- An emergency exit label that is difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2024. Owners may contact Blue Bird Customer Service at 478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R23CK (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 nhtsa.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 | 2020 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Blue BirdVision | 2021 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 400 vehicles this is a small campaign: 52% 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 2020 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Blue Bird vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 13 times before this, most recently in November 2018 as 18V801000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 52 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V758000 (equipment), 24V600000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V599000 (fuel system, gasoline), 24V543000 (structure).
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 October 11, 2024 as campaign 24V759000. 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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