{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Blue Bird recall 16V172 (R16YM-SB): Blue Bird All American (2011 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v172/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V172 (Blue Bird): If the seat does not allow the occupant to be properly restrained in the event of a crash, they would be at an increased risk...",
  "excerpt": "Blue Bird All American, model years 2011 to 2017. Filed by Blue Bird Body Company and reported to NHTSA on 25 March 2016. 67 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017 All American school buses manufactured from August 20, 2010, through December 16, 2015. Buses with rear side emergency doors have seats over the wheelhouse area whose rear legs may detach from the floor in a crash, resulting in belted … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Blue Bird's own number for this recall: R16YM-SB. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V172 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the seat does not allow the occupant to be properly restrained in the event of a crash, they would be at an increased risk of injury.” 16V172 Blue Bird Body Company Seats 25 March 2016 2011-2017 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN If the seat does not allow the occupant to be properly restrained in the event of a crash, they would be at an increased risk ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:12:58+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Blue Bird recall 16V172 (R16YM-SB): Blue Bird All American (2011 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v172/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}