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2001 Blue Bird School Bus

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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Mileage unknown · Aug 13, 2014
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE THERMOSTAT HEATER HOSE RUPTURED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CENTER AREA OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE HOT COOLANT SPILLED ONTO TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THERE …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE THERMOSTAT HEATER HOSE RUPTURED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CENTER AREA OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE HOT COOLANT SPILLED ONTO TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V313000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR 2008-2013 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #10621988

Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2014
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury

DURING BUS RIDE HOME, A COOLANT LINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER AREA RUPTURED AND SPEWED HOT ANTIFREEZE ONTO THE STUDENT PASSENGERS. TWO STUDENTS WERE BURNED WITH 2ND TO 3RD DEGREE BURNS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10615680

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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