2009 Blue Bird Vision Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2009 Blue Bird Vision, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. 4 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Of the six they operate all have failed, with an average mileage of 29,000 and 500 days in service for the first failure. Second failures have occurred on two of the buses: both at about 300 days and 19,000 miles since the previous failure. When the hose fails it is a major leak and the vehicles have had to be towed. All parts have been returned under warranty, so currently there are no parts for us to look at. However he stated that the failure appears to initiate from the inside of the hose therefore making it impossible to catch prior to the failure. …”
NHTSA complaint #10446420, filed 2012-01Related recalls
- 10V289000Jun 28, 2010Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 all american and vision model school buses manufactured from may 23, 2007 through march 9, 2010…Covers: Blue Bird Vision 2008–2010, ALL American 2008–2010
- 10V290000Jun 28, 2010Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 all american, vision, and excel 102 model non school buses manufactured from may 17, 2007 through…Covers: Blue Bird Vision 2008–2010, ALL American 2008–2010
- 09V075000Mar 9, 2009Blue bird is recalling 3,419 my 2008 and 2009 vision conventional school buses manufactured from january 18, 2007 through october 29, 2008, equipped with…Covers: Blue Bird Vision 2008–2009
- 08V309000Jul 10, 2008A plug on the outlet side of the fuel pump can crack on certain 2008 and 2009 my blue bird all american and vision school buses manufactured from may 23, 2007…Covers: Blue Bird Vision 2008–2009, ALL American 2008–2009
Related service bulletins
- 10044459Jun 13, 2012Blue bird: click document search button for owner letter. Breakaway adapter fails to meet nfpa 58 requirements for 90 degree zinc. The new steel fitting and breakaway adapter…
- 10043406Jun 15, 2010Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. On certain model year buses, engine coolant may leak, due to low coolant sensor, from surge tank to engine harness…
- 10043401Apr 15, 2010Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. On certain model year buses, the heat shields has been eliminated and may cause the knock sensor to fail due to…
- 10043400Feb 9, 2010Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. The engine coolant and/or transmission may become contaminated due to high pressure cycling of internal transmission…
- 10043391Mar 5, 2009Blue bird bus: on certain model year buses, the oil cooler line insulation or oil cooler lines, may become damaged if it comes in contact with engine exhaust down pipe.
- 10043385Dec 18, 2008Blue bird: see document search button for owner letter. On certain model year buses, the fan blade was installed to the fan clutch with incorrect length bolts and/or spacers…
- 10043269Dec 5, 2008Blue bird: see document search button for owner letter. Some model year busses may have incorrectly routed grid heater power supply cable, that may need to be relocated to…
- 10043271Sep 28, 2008Blue bird: update information on some model year buses regarding the electronic control modules (ecm) recalibration of isb and isc engines.
- 10043272Feb 28, 2008Blue bird: see document search button for owner letter. Some model year vehicle experience shutting down after starting up due to positive jumper cable being incorrectly routed…
- 10032764Jun 6, 2007Blue bird bus: re-issue service update engine coolants. The cooling system on the buses be properly maintained and monitored to insure proper operation of your cooling system.
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2009 Blue Bird Vision
2 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Blue Bird Vision
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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