Complaint 2169355
2023 BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS • POWER TRAIN • incident Dec 18, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2169355
- Make
- BLUE BIRD
- Model
- VISION SCHOOL BUS
- Model Year
- 2023
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Dec 18, 2025
- Date Received
- Jan 23, 2026
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
I am an owner of a school bus company with a major concern. After speaking with many of our local contractors with similar failures and who share the same concern, I felt it was my duty to report this. I had a Bluebird Vision break down while crossing a busy highway, fully loaded with students going home. Ford refused to honor the warranty for the transmission due to failed O-rings on the Bluebird radiator. This was an extremely scary incident for our driver and the students and then I had to pay over $9,000.00 for a repair that should've been covered under warranty.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.