Blue Bird Seats

Blue Bird is recalling about 6,691 vehicles over a problem with the seats. An unsecured seat may not adequately restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Campaign
24V078000
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Reported
7 February 2024
Vehicles
6,691
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 March 2024
Repaired
57%
Unrepaired
2,843

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020-2023 Blue Bird ALL American School BUS
  • 2020-2024 Blue Bird Vision School BUS

Repair progress

2,843 of 6,691 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2025.

57% repaired — 3,839 of 6,691 reported

Scrapped or exported
9

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 2020-2024 Vision 2020-2023 All American school buses. The convertible seats may have been incorrectly installed, which can result in an unsecured seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

What could happen

An unsecured seat may not adequately restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and repair the seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 04, 2024.

Parts involved

  • Washer,seat Belt,underfloor Leg Attachment10054386Underfloor Washer

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA7 February 2024
  2. Owners notified4 March 2024
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2025 — 57% 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 7 February 2024.

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 R24CM-SB.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R24CM-SB
Recalling manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 210
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.nhtsa.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.

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