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NHTSA campaign 06V207000

Setra Recall 06V-207: TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM/FRONT AXLE

NHTSA recall 06V207000 was reported by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA on June 13, 2006, with 84 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Setra S417 for model years 2004, 2006. Owners were notified on June 26, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V207000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V207000 (also written 06V-207 or 06V207)
Filed by
SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Report received
Potentially affected
84 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Control Arm
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V207000. 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.

Setra

  • Setra S417

    • 2004
    • 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V207000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES, THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM OF THE FRONT AXLE MIGHT BREAK AS A RESULT OF EXTREME PRESSURE (E.G., DURING A SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AT THE FINAL STAGE OF THE STOP).

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

SETRA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES WILL CONTACT THE CUSTOMER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO TEST THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SETRA AT 1-800-882-8054.

Notes

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V207000

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.