2007 Blue Bird Vision 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 2007 Blue Bird Vision, 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
- Body & structure133.3%
- Brakes133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
BODY STRUCTURE BROKEN OR CRACKED AT A-PILLAR AND SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS ON LEFT SIDE. ROOF BOW CRACKED AT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT AT LEFT SIDE. REAR ROOF CAP CRACKED AND PULLING AWAY FROM BODY AT RIVETS. BODY SEEMS TO FLEX AND TWIST CAUSING BREAKAGE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF WINDOWS ALONG LEFT SIDE. WE HAVE 2 VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND BOTH HAVE DONE THE SAME THING AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT DEALER, WAS VERY EXPENSIVE ($21,000.00) FOR REPAIRS. COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN A ROLLOVER TYPE ACCIDENT. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
2007 AND NEW BLUEBIRD BUSES WITH BAD BRAKE HOSE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HOSE COULD BE CRUSHED OR CUT BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BUS BODY. HE STATES THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE THE BUS TO BE UNSAFE TO USE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BUS WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE BRAKE HOSE TOE-WRAPPED TO THE TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
I AM A ALASKA STATE SCHOOL BUS INSPECTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY REPORTS ON THE RICON LIFTS MODELS SS5510 UPRIGHT ARMS BENDING AND OR CRACKING. DURING OUR INSPECTIONS IN THE FALL OF 07 AND NOW OUR INSPECTIONS SO FAR IN 08 , WE ARE FINDING A OVER WHELMING AMOUNT OF THESE ARMS BENT AND OR CRACKED. THEY ARE BEING REPLACED AT NO COST BY RICON, HOWEVER, IF ONE OF THESE ISSUES IS NOT NOTICED IN TIME DURING OPERATION THE ARM COULD BRAKE INTO, DUMPING THE OCCUPANT ONTO THE GROUND OR PAVEMENT. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN OUR STATE AS FAR AS I KNOW YET. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THEY ARE REPLACING THE ARMS WITH THE SAME ONES ISSUED WITH THE UNITS WHEN NEW. THEY (RICON) SAY IT IS JUST BEING REPORTED WITHIN OUR STATE. MAYBE IT IS A DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUE, NEVER THE LESS , SHOULD THEY (RICON) NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM?. PLEASE HELP ME. DANNY *TR
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 .