NHTSA campaign 08V449000

BCI Recall 08V-449: TRANSVERSE LOAD AXLE

NHTSA recall 08V449000 was reported by BCI (BUS & COACH INTERNATIONAL) on September 4, 2008, with 72 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BCI Falcon 45 for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on October 23, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V449000 (also written 08V-449 or 08V449)
Filed by: BCI (BUS & COACH INTERNATIONAL)
Report received: September 4, 2008
Potentially affected: 72 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Springs — Air Suspension — Springs/Bags
Owners notified: October 23, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V449000. 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.

BCI

BCI Falcon 45
- 2007, 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V449000.

Defect description

BCI IS RECALLING 72 MY 2007-2008 FALCON 45 BUSES. THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN OUT-OF-LEVEL CONDITION LEADING TO POSSIBLE TRANSVERSE AXLE LOADING.

Safety consequence

TRANSVERSE LOAD CAN CREATE INCREASED AXLE LOAD AT ONE SIDE CAUSING TIRE WEAR WHICH, IF UNADDRESSED, COULD CAUSE TIRE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE LEFT FRONT LEVELING VALVE ASSEMBLY AND REPLUMB THE FRONT AIR BAGS TO RIGHT FRONT LEVELING VALVE ONLY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BCI AT 1-877-452-9224.

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 08V449000

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.