IllustrationINTERNATIONAL 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
2000 Blue Bird School Bus
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Visibility. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
1 reportsOfficial recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE00021 · Electrical Wire Chafing
Opened May 2, 2000 · Closed Aug 2, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
ON MAY 23, 2000, ODI WAS CONTACTED BY A SCHOOL BUS FLEET MANAGER WHO ALLEGED ONE OF THEIR BUSES HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A MINOR ELECTRICAL FIRE AT THE DRIVER'S ACCESSORY CONTROL PANEL.WHILE UNLOADING CHILDREN, THE DRIVER NOTICED A LARGE VOLUME OF SMOKING POURING FROM BEHINE THE PANEL.EVENTUALLY THE SMOKE ABATED AND THE BUS WAS TOWED TO THE FLEET'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHERE THEY FOUND THE HEATER CONTROL CABLE HAD ABRADED ONE OF THE BODY SOLENOID WIRES AND A PORTION OF THE HEATER CONTROL CABLE SHEATH, IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE WIRE/CABLE CONTACT POINT, HAD BEEN MELTED AWAY.SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY INSPECTED ANOTHER SUBJECT BUS AND FOUND CABLE/WIRE CONTACT NEAR THE SOLENOID AS WELL.