NHTSA campaign 18V566000 · Blue Bird campaign R18ZN-SB
Blue Bird Recall 18V-566: Warning Label Missing From Lower Strap/FMVSS 213
NHTSA recall 18V566000 (Blue Bird campaign R18ZN-SB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on August 28, 2018, with 551 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American, Blue Bird Vision and Blue Bird Vision School Bus for model years 2019–2020. Owners were notified on September 26, 2018, 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 18V566000 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
- 18V566000 (also written 18V-566 or 18V566)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R18ZN-SB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 551 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
Repair completion: 77.5% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V566000. 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
- 2019 · Vehicles built February 9, 2018 – August 10, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision
- 2019 · Vehicles built October 31, 2017 – August 27, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2020 · Vehicles built October 31, 2017 – August 27, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V566000.
Defect description
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with Integrated Child Restraint Systems. These seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."
Safety consequence
Without a warning label, the seat may be used improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a warning label to the lower restraint strap portion of the Restraint Belt System, free of charge. The recall began September 26, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZN-SB.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V566000
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.