NHTSA campaign 09V213000 · Blue Bird campaign R09PF

Blue Bird Recall 09V-213: STEERING GEAR BOLTS/IMPROPERLY TORQUED

NHTSA recall 09V213000 (Blue Bird campaign R09PF) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on June 11, 2009, with 442 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on June 30, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V213000 (also written 09V-213 or 09V213)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number: R09PF
Report received: June 11, 2009
Potentially affected: 442 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering
Owners notified: June 30, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V213000. 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 All American
- 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built July 22, 2008 – November 22, 2008 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V213000.

Defect description

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 442 MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 22 TO NOVEMBER 22, 2008. THE BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE STEERING GEAR TO THE FRAME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED.

Safety consequence

IMPROPERLY TORQUED BOLTS MAY CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS FRAME RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-422-2242.

Notes

BLUE BIRD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. R09PF.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V213000

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.