NHTSA campaign 09V335000 · Blue Bird campaign R09PS
Blue Bird Recall 09V-335: LED SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM LIGHTS INOPERATIVE
NHTSA recall 09V335000 (Blue Bird campaign R09PS) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on August 25, 2009, with 3,736 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American, Blue Bird Micro Bird and Blue Bird Vision for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on September 24, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V335000 (also written 09V-335 or 09V335)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R09PS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,736 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Other — School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V335000. 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 Micro Bird
Blue Bird Vision
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V335000.
Defect description
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 ALL AMERICAN, VISION, AND MICRO BIRD SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 18, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 11, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. (SMI) 000290 LED LIGHT KITS. A CHANGE TO THE WIRE USED IN THE LED LIGHT KITS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS USED ON THE STOP ARMS. THE LIGHTS MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THE LED LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING, VISIBILITY OF A STOPPED BUS WOULD BE DECREASED, POSSIBLY ENDANGERING A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN TO INJURY BY PASSING VEHICLES.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY SMI. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SMI WARRANTY SERVICE AT 1-800-951-7867 OR BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER R09PS.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 09V335000
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.