NHTSA vehicle safety data
2005 Blue Bird A3RE Recalls & Complaints
The 2005 Blue Bird A3RE has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2005 Blue Bird A3RE. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Blue Bird dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2005 Blue Bird A3RE. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Flip Seat/Possible Toe or foot pinch
NHTSA #13V504000 · Seats · NHTSA notice
Reported October 17, 2013 · A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
Potentially affected: 402 vehicles
Owners notified May 10, 2013 · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
Defect description
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.
Safety consequence
When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.
Manufacturer remedy
A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.
Notes
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.
Other Blue Bird A3RE model years
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