NHTSA campaign 03V174000 · Blue Bird campaign R03GW
Blue Bird Recall 03V-174: BLUE BIRD/FRONT SUSPENSION MODULES
NHTSA recall 03V174000 (Blue Bird campaign R03GW) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on May 5, 2003, with 31 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 for the 2004 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V174000 (also written 03V-174 or 03V174)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R03GW
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 31 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Control Arm
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V174000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Blue Bird
Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 25, 2002 – April 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V174000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION MODULES MANUFACTURED AND ASSEMBLED BY ARVINMERITOR AT ITS FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY FACILITY, AND SOLD EXCUSIVELY TO BLUE BIRD. SOME OF THE CAPSCREWS ATTACHING THE CONTROL ARMS TO THE SUBFRAME WERE NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION ALLOWING THE BOLT TO BECOME LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAN POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RE-TORQUE ANY LOOSE CAPSCREWS IF NECESSARY. THIS INSPECTION WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. ARVINMERITOR HAS NOT PROVIDED THE AGENCY WITH A NOTIFICATION PROGRAM AS OF YET.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R03GW.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V174000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.