NHTSA Recall 11V086000
NHTSA Campaign Id 11V086000; Date: Feb. 10, 2011
In the event of an emergency, passengers could be injured if they are unable to quickly exit the bus.
Recalled Vehicles:
2011 Blue Bird All American; 2012 Blue Bird All American; 2011 Blue Bird Vision; 2012 Blue Bird Vision
Component: Structure:body
Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company
Affected Units:: 363
Recall Summary:
Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 vision and all american model school buses manufactured from October 18, 2010, through January 6, 2011. The sheet metal rain visors over the pushout side window on the left side of the bus may prohibit the emergency exit window from opening sufficiently which fails to conform to the emergency egress requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exists and window retention and release. "
How to Fix:
Blue bird will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall behan on March 15, 2011. Owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
Recall Notes:
Blue bird's campaign number is r11sw. 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 http://www.safercar.gov .
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 15, 2011
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