Blue Bird Vision ®

Ergonomic
driver’s area
Features:
offers safety, • Increases driver’s range of sight in front of bus
comfort, and
accessibility. • Seating for up to 56 adult passengers or 77 student
passengers

• Variety of seat selections and floor plans

• Safety View™ vision panel

The Blue Bird
Vision® features • Ergonomically designed driver’s area
optional underfloor
luggage with • Unrivaled strength, safety, and durability of Blue Bird’s
locking doors. renowned unitized body construction

• 50-degree wheel cut for greater maneuverability; superior

handling/steering

• Transit Windows Available

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 Blue Bird Vision ® Specifications

Chassis
• 50,000 psi steel frame rails 10 1/8" high x 3" flanges x
5/16" thick
• Allison® automatic transmission, PTS 2500
• Synthetic transmission fluid
• 60 gal. fuel tank between frame rails in rear overhang
• 200 amp alternator
• 11R22.5(G) tires Convenient Glovebox Safety View Vision Panel
• Large, easy to read gauges
• 12,000 lb. front axle with 8,000 lb. parabolic designed
spring suspension
• 21,000 lb. rear axle with a two-stage rear suspension Safety Driver
• Ergonomics
“Best in class” driver visibility
system (rating varies by wheelbase) • “Best in class” driver visibility
• 4-wheel anti-lock brakes
• Blue Stripe rubber coolant hoses with constant torque • 50-degree wheel cut reduces need for backing
• Single halogen headlights
clamps • Power steering with tilt/telescoping column
• Driver’s three-point seat belt with adjustable 7 1/2”
• Hydraulic brake system • Large, easy to read gauges
pillar loop
• Anti-lock brakes • Backlit, easy to reach switch panel with rocker switches
• “Full view” outward-opening entrance door with 1,350
• 15” steel front bumper • Electric, intermittent, single switch windshield wipers
square-inch tempered safety glass
• Tilt/telescoping steering column • Manual “glide-type” outward opening door
• “Safety View” vision panel with a wide angle Fresnal lens
• “Group 31” batteries • 3-point seat belt with 7 1/2” vertical adjustment
for view of loading/unloading zone
• “Huck Spin” fasteners on all permanent frame fixtures • Fully adjustable driver’s seat
• Best driver’s line of sight in the school bus industry for a
• Cruise control
Type C product
Durability • 50-degree wheel cut reduces need for backing
• Improved vision in loading zone with “Safety View”
• All parts are pre-primed or thoroughly rust-proofed window and large glass paneled door
• Flat and convex rearview mirrors
after fabrication and before assembly • Wraparound dash
• Oval shape crossover mirrors
• Entire underbody (body skirt and floor) is
undercoated before mounting on chassis
• Electric horn with high and low note Optional Features
• Blue Bird’s unitized construction of the passenger • Cummins® ISB-07 diesel engine 200-240 hp
• Exterior surfaces are painted with heat-cured polyurethane compartment • Caterpillar® C7 ACERT diesel engine 210-230 hp
• Interior surfaces are painted with high-quality, hotsprayed, • 15” steel front bumper, 12” steel rear bumper • Allison® PTS 2200 & PTS 3000 Transmission
baked-on enamel • Side exhaust before rear wheels • Hendrickson® front and rear air ride suspension
• 1/8” Smooth black rubber flooring, 3/16” ribbed rubber • 8.25 x 22.5 Disc, hub-piloted steel wheels • Electric, remote control and heated mirrors
aisle • 11R22.5(G) tires • Laminated glass
• Goodyear Hi-Miler heater hose with constant torque clamps
• 77" headroom/12” split sash windows
• Blue Stripe rubber cooling hoses with constant torque
• Transit Windows
clamps Serviceability • Dedicated door and wheelchair lifts, along with recessed
• Synthetic transmission fluid • Chassis multiplex wiring wheelchair securements for special-needs passengers
• 11R22.5(G) tires • Large work space under hood • Underfloor luggage compartments with locking doors
• Spicer “lubed for life” driveline • Easy hood assist requires less than 15 lb. opening effort • Tinted glass
• Rubber molded wheelhouse • Body wiring terminal is easily accessible through • Mud flaps
• 12,000 lb. front axle with 8,000 lb. parabolic spring exterior electrical compartment • Vandal locks
suspension • Wiring is color coded and continuously numbered • AM/FM/CD Radio with deluxe speakers
• 21,000 lb. rear axle with a two-stage rear suspension for easy identification • 100 gallon fuel tank
system (rating varies by wheelbase) • Automatic resetting circuit breakers for body wiring • Air brake system
• Side exhaust before rear wheels • Tempered glass, split-sash windows • Bode® electric door
• “Huck Spin” frame fasteners • Grease fittings on emergency door hinges • 10,000 lb. front springs
• Easy-opening, outward opening entrance door; features
Strength long-lasting, oil-impregnated, bronze pivotal bearings Dimensions
• Body wiring is encased in “easy to access” ABS Headroom 74”
• 14-gauge steel, hat shaped posts and roof bows
molding above passenger windows Width Exterior 96”
• Rigid 16-gauge steel roof longitudinal internal
• Side exit exhaust Width Interior 90 3/4”
structural members
• 16-gauge, channeled interior steel window headers Skirt Length 16 1/4”
• A massive 16-gauge continuous belt of interior steel
Comfort & Convenience Overall Length 289” - 471”
armor above and below floor line • 74” headroom at aisle, front to rear Overall Height 124” - 127”
• Riveted and welded construction • Split-sash, tempered windows Wheelbase/Passenger Student / Adult
• Four full-length, 16-gauge exterior side rub rails • Tinted windshield Capacity 189” = 48 36
• 20-gauge fluted exterior side panels • 90,000 btu front heater and defroster
• 22-gauge interior galvalume side panels 217” = 54 40
• Power accessory socket for cellular phones, CB radios, etc.
• 14-gauge steel floor panels 238” = 60 44
• Full “panoramic” cockpit view
• 50,000 psi steel chassis frame, 5/16” thick with • Full body insulation 252” = 66 48
permanent fixtures and attached with “Huck Spin” • Acoustic headlining (Driver’s and 1st Sections) 273” = 72/77 56
fasteners

Specifications shown were in effect on the date they were approved for printing. In keeping with its policy of continual product improvement, Blue Bird reserves the right to change specifications
without notice and without incurring obligations. Some equipment and features shown may be optional- your Blue Bird Dealer will explain. AM-VIS-D-0508 © 2008 Blue Bird Corporation

Specifications shown were in effect on the date they were approved for printing. In keeping with its policy of continual product improvement, Blue Bird reserves the right to change specifications
without notice and without incurring obligations. Some equipment and features shown may be optional—your Blue Bird Dealer will explain.

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