- Vehicles
- 302
- Built between
- Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 October 2019
- Repaired
- 73%
- Unrepaired
- 81
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2019 and August 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019 Blue Bird ALL AmericanBuilt July 2019 to August 2019
- 2020-2021 Blue Bird ALL American School BUSBuilt July 2019 to August 2019
- 2021 Blue Bird ALL American Transit BUSBuilt July 2019 to August 2019
- 2019 Blue Bird VisionBuilt July 2019 to August 2019
- 2020-2021 Blue Bird Vision School BUSBuilt July 2019 to August 2019
- 2020-2021 Blue Bird Vision Transit BUSBuilt July 2019 to August 2019
Repair progress
81 of 302 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2021.
73% repaired — 221 of 302 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 All American and Vision school buses. An insufficient number of rivets were installed in the roof sheets, allowing the roof sheets to separate in the event of a severe impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, if the roof sheets separate, there is an increased risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the roof joints and add the sufficient number of rivets, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 22, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2019 to August 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 October 2019
- Owners notified22 October 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2021 — 73% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 October 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R19AH.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R19AH
- Recalling manufacturer
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.