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Blue Bird Vision

Model years 2001–2019 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 2005, 2008, 2012.

23owner complaints
140recall campaigns
468service bulletins
19model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

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NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
2019 Vision041210 · 0
2018 Vision035270 · 0
2017 Vision128610 · 0
2016 Vision227480 · 0
2015427340 · 0
2014022250 · 0
2013225270 · 0
2012119260 · 0
2011022270 · 0
2010 Vision225220 · 0
2009 Vision628280 · 1
2008 Vision130270 · 0
2007 Vision321200 · 0
2006 Vision017170 · 0
2005 Vision115160 · 1
2004 Vision017160 · 0
200300100 · 0
20020080 · 0
20010080 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Structure4
  • Service brakes, hydraulic2
  • Service brakes, air2
  • Service brakes2
  • Fuel system, diesel2
  • Exterior lighting2
  • Engine and engine cooling2
  • Engine2

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

140 campaigns cover the Vision; the latest 12 are below.

24V758000 · Equipment11 Oct 2024 · 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Vision and All American school buses. The emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

24V600000 · Fuel system, gasoline12 Aug 2024 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision transit buses equipped with 6.8L gasoline engines. The coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak.

24V599000 · Fuel system, gasoline12 Aug 2024 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision school buses equipped with 6.8L gasoline engines. The coating on the fuel lines may have been improperly applied, which can result in a fuel leak.

24V543000 · Structure19 Jul 2024 · 2019

Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Vision, All American Front Engine, and All American Rear Engine school buses. An exterior roof joint may have been manufactured with insufficient strength that can allow the roof panels to separate in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."

23V276000 · Power train18 Apr 2023 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All American and Vision School Buses, equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Module (SCM) may activate the anti-rollback feature, causing the vehicle to reverse faster than expected when the vehicle is in reverse and pointing downhill with the brake pedal not applied.

22V736000 · Fuel system, other4 Oct 2022 · 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2013-2021 Vision school buses equipped with Ford 6.8L LPG engines. The LPG supply line may be damaged from contact with the RH park brake cable, which can result in a fuel leak.

22V579000 · Fuel system, other4 Aug 2022 · 2017, 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Blue Bird Vision school buses equipped with Roush fuel return lines included in GEN 4 and GEN 5 LPG Conversion Systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The 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 other and corrode.

22V578000 · Fuel system, other4 Aug 2022 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Blue Bird Vision transit buses equipped with Roush fuel return lines included in GEN 4 and GEN 5 LPG Conversion Systems that were installed on vehicles sold or registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The 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 other and corrode.

22V505000 · Electrical system14 Jul 2022 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American and Vision school buses equipped with Cummins PD7000 Electric Drivetrains containing an electric air compressor. The air compressor housing is improperly grounded, causing electrical voltage greater than 50V AC during operation.

21V300000 · Power train28 Apr 2021 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the Control Area Network (CAN) bus, which may cause a loss of electrical power to the power steering pump.

21V253000 · Electrical system12 Apr 2021 · 2018, 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The electric drive train cannot detect isolation faults when the high voltage contactors are closed.

21V070000 · Seat belts12 Feb 2021 · 2019

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Vision and All American buses. The seats with integrated 3-point seat belts may have been installed incorrectly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

NHTSA recalls