Recall 14V510000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Report Date

20140819

Component

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Affected Vehicles

25 models

Defect Description

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American and Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

Safety Consequence

If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

Remedy

Blue Bird will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XN.

Affected Vehicles

Year	Make	Model
2007	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2007	BLUE BIRD	CONVENTIONAL
2007	BLUE BIRD	MICRO BIRD
2007	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2008	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2008	BLUE BIRD	CONVENTIONAL
2008	BLUE BIRD	MICRO BIRD
2008	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2009	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2009	BLUE BIRD	MICRO BIRD
2009	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2010	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2010	BLUE BIRD	MICRO BIRD
2010	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2011	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2011	BLUE BIRD	MICRO BIRD
2011	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2012	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2012	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2013	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2013	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2014	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2014	BLUE BIRD	VISION
2015	BLUE BIRD	ALL AMERICAN
2015	BLUE BIRD	VISION

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.