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  NHTSA Recall 17V202000

NHTSA Campaign Id 17V202000; Date: Mar. 23, 2017

A loose or missing shoulder belt d-ring may prevent the seat belt from adequately restraining the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2016 Blue Bird All American 2016 Blue Bird Vision

Component: Seat Belt

Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company

Affected Units:: 92

icon3 Recall Summary:

Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain 2016 vision and all american school buses, equipped with certain qs11, qscr11, qsj11, and davenport school bus seats that include three-point lap/shoulder seat belts. These seats may have a loose or missing d-ring mounting nut, allowing the shoulder belt d-ring to detach in a crash.

icon2 How to Fix:

Blue bird will notify owners, and personnel from the school bus seat manufacturer will inspect and repair the affected seats, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2017. Owners may contact blue bird campaigns administration at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r17yz (sb).

icon4 Recall 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.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 12, 2017

Also see:

All recalls of Blue Bird vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.