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Blue Bird Body Company

EQUIPMENT — Stretchers may Fall due to Clamp Failure · November 14, 2018

The problem

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2007-2019 Blue Bird All American ambulance buses. The clamps that secure the stacked stretchers may fail from repeated use or from high loads.

Risk

If the clamps fail with patients in the stretchers, it can increase the risk of injury.

What owners should do

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install redesigned clamps, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZQ-NSB.

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