| NHTSA Record Id: 5981 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012839000080723000000020 |
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| Model Name: ALL AMERICAN |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V044003 |
Mfr Campaign Number: R01ET |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 03 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 12 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 842 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 30 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company |
Report Received Date: Feb, 23 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 28 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school and transit buses and motor home chassis equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. the suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket. |
Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. owner notification began march 30, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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