BLUBIRD BUS MFG. CHOSE TO USE SUBSTANDARD FUEL LINES ON THE SCHOOL BUSES THAT WE PURCHASED FROM THEM. THE LINES ARE OF THIN RUBBER WITH ONLY ONE CANVAS PLY AND ARE NOT COMPATABLE WITH DIESEL FUEL. THE FUEL PERMEATES THROUGH THIS HOSE THROUGH IT'S ENTIRE SURFACE. BLUEBIRD IS NOT OFFERING ANY REMEDY FOR THIS. WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES REPLACING LINES OURSELVES. FUMES ACCUMULATE IN THE LARGE UNDER-BODY STORAGE COMPARTMENTS AND THEN ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SEVERAL STUDENTS AND DRIVERS HAVE BEEN OVERCOME WITH THE SMELL OF DIESEL. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS. FUEL LINE NORMALLY DOES NOT NEED TO BE SPECIFIED DURING NEW VEHICLE PURCHASES. THIS LINE IS NOT ONLY SUBSTANDARD FOR ANY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, BUT IS STILL FURTHER UNFIT FOR ANY SCHOOL BUS. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATER WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY ALL. *AK
1995 Blue Bird Buses
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.