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NHTSA campaign 09V328000 · Blue Bird campaign R09PM

Blue Bird Recall 09V-328: OFFSET LEG BARRIER PADS OR 2/3 SEAT BACK/FMVSS 222

NHTSA recall 09V328000 (Blue Bird campaign R09PM) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on August 13, 2009, with 37,095 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American, Blue Bird Vision, Blue Bird Conventional and more for model years 2004–2010. Owners were notified on September 18, 2009, 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 09V328000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V328000 (also written 09V-328 or 09V328)
Filed by
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number
R09PM
Report received
Potentially affected
37,095 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 09V328000. 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

  • Blue Bird Conventional

  • Blue Bird Micro Bird

    • 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built August 28, 2007 – May 6, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Blue Bird Vision

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V328000.

Defect description

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 ALL AMERICAN, VISION, MICRO BIRD, AND CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 30, 2003 AND MAY 7, 2009. INCORRECT OFFSET LEG BARRIER PADS OR 2/3 SEAT BACK PADS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. BUSES WITH INCORRECT PADS INSTALLED FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION."

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT(S).

Manufacturer remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

Notes

BLUE BIRD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R09PM.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V328000

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.