NHTSA campaign 08V287000 · Blue Bird campaign R08NE

Blue Bird Recall 08V-287: FMVSS 222/SEAT CUSHION RETENTION CLIPS

NHTSA recall 08V287000 (Blue Bird campaign R08NE) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on July 1, 2008, with 126 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Conventional for model years 2001–2002. Owners were notified on July 10, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V287000 (also written 08V-287 or 08V287)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number: R08NE
Report received: July 1, 2008
Potentially affected: 126 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: July 10, 2008
Safety standard: FMVSS 222

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V287000. 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
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built April 19, 2001 – October 22, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V287000.

Defect description

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 126 MY 2001 AND 2002 CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 19 AND OCTOBER 21, 2001, EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL FLIP-UP SEAT BOTTOM CUSHIONS. THE SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION REAR RETAINING CLIPS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SEAT CUSHION RETENTION."

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT CUSHION MAY FLIP UP EXPOSING THE OCCUPANTS TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-422-2242.

Notes

BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R08NE.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V287000

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.