The defect
A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.
The risk
When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.
The remedy
A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird A3RE | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird D3RE | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 2013
19 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the seats.
| 13V536000 30 Oct 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V539000 30 Oct 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V537000 30 Oct 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V488000 17 Oct 2013 | General Motors LLC |
| 13V502000 17 Oct 2013 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 13V440000 18 Sept 2013 | Lion Bus Inc. |
| 13V397000 3 Sept 2013 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 13V371000 16 Aug 2013 | Transportation Collaborative, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013