NHTSA campaign 18V846000 · Blue Bird campaign R18ZT-SB
Blue Bird Recall 18V-846: School Bus Seats may Detach from Floor/FMVSS 210
NHTSA recall 18V846000 (Blue Bird campaign R18ZT-SB) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on November 28, 2018, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American School Bus, Blue Bird Vision and Blue Bird Vision School Bus for model years 2019–2020. Owners were notified on December 12, 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 18V846000 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
- 18V846000 (also written 18V-846 or 18V846)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R18ZT-SB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (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 18V846000. 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 School Bus
- 2020 · Vehicles built September 24, 2018 – September 24, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision
- 2019 · Vehicles built July 24, 2018 – October 23, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision School Bus
- 2020 · Vehicles built July 24, 2018 – October 23, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V846000.
Defect description
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain HSM NextGen 45" 3PT school bus seats, part number GenQ3-45 LH. There may be an insufficient number of bolts attaching the seat to the bus floor, allowing the seat to detach from the bus floor in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash, if the bus seat detaches from the floor, it can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary floor mounting brace, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZT-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 18V846000
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.