Blue Bird Body Company | NHTSA Recall #16V006000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 16V006000 by Blue Bird Body Company. Affecting model year 2016-2017 all american school buses manufactured may 18, 2015, to november 9, 2015, and vision school buses manufactured may 8, 2015, to october 27, 2015, equipped with certain transpec t6000, t6100, and t7000 series school bus stop arms Includes 112 affected units, Stop Arm Reflective Decal May be Loose/FMVSS 131, component: OTHER, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2016-2017 all american school buses manufactured may 18, 2015, to november 9, 2015, and vision school buses manufactured may 8, 2015, to october 27, 2015, equipped with certain transpec t6000, t6100, and t7000 series school bus stop arms
Defect Summary
Blue bird body company (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 all american school buses manufactured may 18, 2015, to november 9, 2015, and vision school buses manufactured may 8, 2015, to october 27, 2015, equipped with certain transpec t6000, t6100, and t7000 series school bus stop arms. the affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. as such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 131, "school bus pedestrian safety devices."
Corrective Action
Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop arm blade assembly, free of charge. the recall began on january 28, 2016. owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or the manufacturer of the stop arms at 1-800-951-7867. blue birds number for this recall is r16yk-sb.