Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V088000

Steering: hydraulic power assist system

NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-03-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V088000

Steering: hydraulic power assist system

Component: Steering: hydraulic power assist system
Manufacturer: NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected: 3,680
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-03-09
Owners notified: 2005-05-16

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES, THE FRONT AXLE STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVES WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE DRAG LINK MAY EXPERIENCE PERMANENT DEFORMATION DUE TO THE STEERING LOAD.

Safety risk

DURING LONG TERM OPERATION INVOLVING REPEATED FLEXING OF THE DRAG LINK, IT MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK AND BREAK. THE DRIVER WILL NO LONGER HAVE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DRAG LINKS WITH A STRONGER DRAG LINK. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVE SETTINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT 256-831-4296.

Notes

NABI RECALL NO. 20052.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

39 model years across 5 models.

Model	Years on record
NABI 35LFW	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
NABI 40CLFW	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
NABI 40LFW	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
NABI 45CLFW	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
NABI 60LFW	2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.