Vehicle recall 16V006000 · January 8, 2016
Blue Bird All American and Vision
The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 All American school buses manufactured May 18, 2015, to November 9, 2015, and Vision school buses manufactured May 8, 2015, to October 27, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
- Consequence
- Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop arm blade assembly, free of charge. The recall began on January 28, 2016. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242 or the manufacturer of the stop arms at 1-800-951-7867. Blue Birds number for this recall is R16YK-SB.
- 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
- 16V006000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 8, 2016
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Manufacturer campaign
- R16YK-SB
- Owner notification
- January 28, 2016
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 112
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Other › School bus stop arm assembly
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 All American (2016-2017): 2017, 2016
- Blue Bird Vision (2016-2017): 2017, 2016
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