Blue Bird Recall 13V011000: Steering

NHTSA recall 13V011000 · announced January 11, 2013 · filed by North American Bus Industries, Inc. · 53 units affected

The problem

North American Bus Industries Inc. (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE transit buses manufactured July 1, 2007, through October 31, 2009. The buses may have a defective steering gear attachment. Cracks may develop in the bracket that secures the power steering gear to the bus frame or the bus frame may crack around the bolts that attach the steering gear bracket to the frame.

The risk

If left unchecked, the cracks may propagate and cause partial separation of the steering gear from the bus frame. This would cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

What to do

NABI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began during March 2013. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2007 Blue Bird L4re
• 2008 Blue Bird L4re
• 2009 Blue Bird L4re

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.