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Blue Bird Vision

Every Blue Bird Vision model year on file, 2001 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years232 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years192001 to 2019

Recall campaigns140Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins468Summed across model years

By model year

The 2009 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 26% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Brakes leads the Blue Bird Vision complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

Structure

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Electrical system

Lighting

Equipment

Speed control

Visibility and wipers

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Blue Bird Vision model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Blue Bird Vision by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	41	1	21
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	35	1	27
2017	Bus	1	0.0	None	28	1	61
2016	Bus	2	0.0	200	27	1	48
2015	Bus	4	0.0	400	27	0	34
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	22	0	25
2013	Bus	2	0.0	133	25	0	27
2012	Bus	1	0.0	67	19	0	26
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	22	0	27
2010	Bus	2	0.0	200	25	1	22
2009	Bus	6	16.7	400	28	4	28
2008	Bus	1	0.0	100	30	5	27
2007	Bus	3	0.0	300	21	4	20
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	17	5	17
2005	Bus	1	100.0	100	15	4	16
2004	Not decoded	0	None	None	17	3	16
2003	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	10
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	8
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	8

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Blue Bird Vision

24V-758 Oct 11, 2024
Emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and may be difficult to read
Equipment · 28k vehicles
24V-600 Aug 12, 2024
Coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak
Fuel system · 89 vehicles
24V-599 Aug 12, 2024
Coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak
Fuel system · 8,294 vehicles
24V-543 Jul 19, 2024
Exterior roof joint may have been manufactured with insufficient strength that can allow the roof panels to separate in a crash
Structure · 17k vehicles
23V-276 Apr 18, 2023
System Control Module (SCM) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in…
Powertrain · 419 vehicles
22V-736 Oct 4, 2022
LPG supply line may be damaged from contact with the RH park brake cable, which can result in a fuel leak
Fuel system · 66 vehicles
22V-579 Aug 4, 2022
Zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each…
Fuel system · 4,900 vehicles
22V-578 Aug 4, 2022
Zinc-plating on the fuel return line may break away when contacted by road debris, causing two dissimilar metals on the fuel line to contact each…
Fuel system · 49 vehicles
22V-505 Jul 14, 2022
Air compressor housing is improperly grounded, causing electrical voltage greater than 50V AC during operation
Electrical system · 482 vehicles
21V-300 Apr 28, 2021
Drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the Control Area Network (CAN) bus, which may cause a loss of electrical power to the power…
Powertrain · 302 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.