2001 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS Complaints

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  • 2001 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS
    - SALT LAKE CITY , UT

    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.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS
    - SALT LAKE CITY, UT

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE