NHTSA campaign 04V222000 · Blue Bird campaign R04HT

Blue Bird Recall 04V-222: BLUE BIRD/3-POINT SEAT BELT

NHTSA recall 04V222000 (Blue Bird campaign R04HT) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on May 7, 2004, with 291 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on June 8, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V222000 (also written 04V-222 or 04V222)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number: R04HT
Report received: May 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 291 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts
Owners notified: June 8, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V222000. 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 All American
- 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built March 3, 2003 – April 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V222000.

Defect description

SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER'S 3-POINT SEAT BELTS WITH INCORRECT FASTENERS.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SHOULDER STRAP CAN FAIL, AND THE DRIVER COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Manufacturer remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR BLUE BIRD DISTRIBUTOR TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S 3-POINT SEAT BELT UPPER ATTACHING FASTENERS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JUNE 8, 2004. 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 478-822-2242.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V222000

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.