2000 Blue Bird School Bus Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Blue Bird School Bus, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Visibility266.7%
- Fuel system133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
THERE WAS A CROSSOVER MIRROR BRACKET CHANGE IN 2000 FOR THE BUSBOY CROSSOVER MIRRORS ON THE FRONT FOR THE BLUEBIRD/GM KODIAC CHASSIS SCHOOL BUSES. AS A RESULT OF THIS BRACKET CHANGE THAT WAS DESIGNED AT THE REQUEST OF BLUEBIRD SO THE CROSSOVER MIRRORS WOULD MET THE INTENT OF FMVSS NO. 111. MIRROR LITE CO. LOWERED THE BRACKET HEIGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 INCHES AND EXTENDED THE BRACKET 8 TO 10 INCHES FARTHER OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUS. WITH THE BUSBOY CROSSOVER MIRROR 8 TO 10 INCHES LOWER AND OUT FARTHER IN FRONT OF THE BUS THE HEADLIGHS ARE REFLECTED INTO THE MIRRORS AND THUS REFLECTING THE HEADLIGHTS LIGHT BACK INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. THIS OCCURS EVEN WHEN THE MIRRORS ARE ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE TO FMVSS NO. 111 AND THE ROSCOE MIRROR GRID. ACCORDING TO BLUEBIRD AND MIRROR LITE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MIRROR LITE CO. HAS MANUFACTURED A "HEADLIGHT HOOD" KIT THAT SHOULD KEEP THE HEADLIGHTS FROM REFLECTING INTO THE MIRROR AND BLINDING THE DRIVER AT NIGHT. NIETHER COMPANIES HAS OFFERED THOSE KITS TO OWNERS OF THE SCHOOL BUSES NOR HAVE THE OWNERS BEEN MADE AWARE OF A POTIENTIAL HAZARD OF THE LIGHTS REFLECTING BACK IN THE CROSSOVER MIRRORS BLINDING THE DRIVERS. THESE MIRRORS HAVE BEEN USED ON BLUEBIRD/GM KODIAC CHASSIS BUSES SINCE AT LEAST 1993. SHOULD THE OLDER SCHOOL BUSES BE RETROFITED AND SHOULD THE NEW BRACKET BE MODIFIED TO KEEP THE HEADLIGHTS FROM BEING REFLECTED INTO THE DRIVERS EYES. *AK
HEATER VENT CABLE NOT SECURED AND CHAFFED ON THE BODY SOLENOID WITH LIVE WIRES CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT AND FIRE, OTHER VIN #[XXX] HAD THE SAME ROUTING OF CABLE AND WAS REPAIRED AND SECURED TO AVOID FIRE POTENTIAL. *MJS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
INTERNATIONAL BUS; WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN BUS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO FUEL LINE MADE OUT OF AIR LINES WHICH WAS USED FOR AIR BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .