OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V510000

NHTSA campaign 14V510000 covers 24 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 5,114 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received August 19, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V510000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V510000 identifies EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY and states that If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

Defect summary

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American and Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

Consequence summary

If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V510000

For NHTSA campaign 14V510000, the filed corrective action says: Blue Bird will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XN.

Blue Bird will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 1, 2014. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XN.

Owner notification: October 1, 2014
Filing manufacturer: Blue Bird Body Company
Component groups: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V510000

RecallRoad links 24 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V510000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.