Recall Detail
BLUE BIRD / WANDERLODGE / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 8851 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009180000081624000000045 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: WANDERLODGE | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V127000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 23 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: May, 05 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 26 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 18 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company | Report Received Date: May, 18 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 26 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor home coaches equipped with ridewell following tag axles. the ridewell following tag axle locking cylinders can allow the tag axle to off-steer, causing a rear end oversteer problem. | Consequence Summary: Oversteering of the rear axle could cause, without warning, an unexpected shift in the coach travel direction, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will modify these coaches to correct the oversteer problem. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 18, 1999.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 1-912-822-2022.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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