The following safety recalls were issued Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):
- Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain 2018-2021 All-American and 2019-2021 Vision school buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, “Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.” In the event of a crash, seat belt anchorages that do not remain secured increase the risk of injury to those seat occupants. NHTSA says potentially 3,532 vehicles are affected by this recall.
- Blue Bird is recalling certain 2019-2021 Vision and All-American transit buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with FMVSS number 210, “Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.” In the event of a crash, seat belt anchorages that do not remain secured increase the risk of injury to those seat occupants. NHTSA says potentially 149 vehicles are affected by this recall.
- Daimler Coaches North America (DCNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Setra S407 and 2019-2020 Setra S417TC motorcoaches. These vehicles are equipped with a driver-selected Electronic Stability Control (ESC) “OFF” switch for disabling the traction control portion of ESC, allowing it to remain disabled at speeds above 20 km/h. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with FMVSS number 136, “Electronic Stability Control.” If the vehicle is operated above 20 km/h while the Electronic Stability Control system is disabled, there is a greater chance of loss of stability control, increasing the risk of a crash. NHTSA says potentially 64 vehicles are affected by this recall.
- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation XBP, 2016-2019 XCM, 2017-2020 XCS, 2018-2019 XBR, 2017-2019 XBS, 2016-2019 XCL, 2017-2020 XCP and 2016-2020 XCR recreation vehicle chassis that received the ‘inspection-only’ remedy from recall 18V-582. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning. Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash. NHTSA says potentially 12,038 vehicles are affected by this recall.
- Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2021 F-650 and F-750 trucks equipped with 7.3L gasoline engines. The underbody heat shield and other heat-protection components were not installed during assembly. Without these components, the interior cabin floor and seat attachments may reach elevated temperatures in certain driving conditions. Skin contact with certain areas of the cabin interior floor or seat attachments in these high temperature conditions may cause injury. NHTSA says potentially 1,229 vehicles are affected by this recall.
