NHTSA campaign 05V211000 · Blue Bird campaign R05JU
Blue Bird Recall 05V-211: FMVSS 222/INCORRECT SEAT SPACING
NHTSA recall 05V211000 (Blue Bird campaign R05JU) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on May 9, 2005, with 8 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American and Blue Bird Vision for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on May 4, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V211000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V211000 (also written 05V-211 or 05V211)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R05JU
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V211000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 9, 2005 – February 9, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 24, 2005 – April 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V211000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MY 2006 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN AND VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 9 AND APRIL 15, 2005. SEAT SPACING IN FRONT OF THE SIDE EMERGENCY DOOR FLIP UP SEAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED SPACING AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL THE AFFECTED BUSES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY BLUE BIRD DISTRIBUTORS. THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR BLUE BIRD TO MAIL OUT OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO CUSTOMERS.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V211000
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.