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Blue bird

Official notice

26 Feb 2025

Last checked

26 Feb 2025

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. Issue: On certain school buses, the restraining barrier between the entrance door and the first seat may not meet the energy absorption requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: A barrier that doesn't properly absorb energy could increase the risk of injury to passengers in a crash. Corrective Actions: Blue Bird will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions and a repair kit to properly secure the restraining barrier to the floor. Published 2025-02-26.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

74646

Official notice

2025-02-26

The hazard

Issue: On certain school buses, the restraining barrier between the entrance door and the first seat may not meet the energy absorption requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: A barrier that doesn't properly absorb energy could increase the risk of injury to passengers in a crash. Corrective Actions: Blue Bird will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions and a repair kit to properly secure the restraining barrier to the floor.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

74646

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2016, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 3

Year: 2017, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 4

Year: 2018, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 5

Year: 2019, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 6

Year: 2020, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 7

Year: 2021, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 8

Year: 2022, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 9

Year: 2023, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 10

Year: 2024, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Product 11

Year: 2025, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain school buses, the restraining barrier between the entrance door and the first seat may not meet the energy absorption requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: A barrier that doesn't properly absorb energy could increase the risk of injury to passengers in a crash. Corrective Actions: Blue Bird will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions and a repair kit to properly secure the restraining barrier to the floor.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Blue Bird.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

74646

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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