Vehicle recall 13V504000 · October 17, 2013

Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE

White-brand flip seats.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats.
Consequence: When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.
Remedy: A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.
Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 13V504000
Reported to NHTSA: October 17, 2013
Filed by: A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
Owner notification: May 10, 2013
Vehicles potentially affected: 402
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Seats

Recall 13V504000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Blue Bird A3RE (2005-2013): 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Blue Bird D3RE (2005-2013): 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

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