Blue Bird recall: Seats
What is wrong
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."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, if the bus seat detaches from the floor, it can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Blue Bird All American School Bus 2020
- Blue Bird Vision 2019
- Blue Bird Vision School Bus 2020
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V846000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 28, 2018
- Owners notified
- Dec 12, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 12
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 24, 2018 to Sep 24, 2018
- Part
- Seats
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Blue Bird recall: Visibility Apr 17, 2026
- Blue Bird recall: Visibility Jan 22, 2026
- Blue Bird recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Dec 10, 2025
- Blue Bird recall: Seats May 6, 2025
- Blue Bird recall: Electrical system Jan 8, 2025
- Blue Bird recall: Exterior lighting Jan 8, 2025
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.