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Blue Bird these lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.

NHTSA campaign 08V-395 · Reported December 8, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Blue Bird All American
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
BLUE BIRD IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS (PLEASE SEE 07E097).
COST
Free

The short version

BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY reported a problem with the equipment adaptive/mobility. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 2,503 MY 2006-2008 ALL AMERICAN, CONVENTIONAL, AND MICRO BIRD SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.

WHY IT MATTERS

A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.

WHAT TO DO

BLUE BIRD IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS (PLEASE SEE 07E097), free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-395.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2006–2008Blue Bird All American

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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