NHTSA campaign 06V464000 · Blue Bird campaign R06LD
Blue Bird Recall 06V-464: STEERING WHEEL BOLT
NHTSA recall 06V464000 (Blue Bird campaign R06LD) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on December 6, 2006, with 227 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on December 11, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V464000 (also written 06V-464 or 06V464)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R06LD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 227 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Column
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V464000. 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 Vision
- 2008 · Vehicles built October 23, 2006 – November 21, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V464000.
Defect description
CERTAIN 2008 BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUSES BUILT FROM OCTOBER 23 THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2006. A TEMPORARY BOLT WAS USED TO SECURE THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE TEMPORARY BOLT WAS TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A PERMANENT BOLT WITH A LOCK COATING DURING THE FINAL ASSEMBLY STAGE. THE TEMPORARY BOLT WAS NOT REMOVED AND REPLACED ON THE SUBJECT UNITS, BUT INSTEAD THE BOLT WAS REUSED.
Safety consequence
REUSE OF THE ATTACHING SCREW COULD ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOOSEN DURING OPERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH TO OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY REPLACING THE SCREW WITH A NEW ATTACHING SCREW FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R06LD.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 06V464000
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.