NHTSA campaign 01V337000 · Blue Bird campaign R01FN

Blue Bird Recall 01V-337: BLUE BIRD/SEAT BELT

NHTSA recall 01V337000 (Blue Bird campaign R01FN) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on October 18, 2001, with 158 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Conventional for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on November 15, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V337000 (also written 01V-337 or 01V337)
Filed by
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number
R01FN
Report received
Potentially affected
158 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V337000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Blue Bird

  • Blue Bird Conventional

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built August 2, 2000 – July 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V337000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH OPTION 2836-02 DRIVER'S SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS ARE TOO LONG PREVENTING THE BELT FROM RETRACTING PROPERLY AND FITTING THE OCCUPANT AS DESIGNED.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

THE BELTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH BELTS OF PROPER SHOULDER HARNESS LENGTH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 15, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V337000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.