NHTSA campaign 09V284000 · Blue Bird campaign R09PH
Blue Bird Recall 09V-284: LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V284000 (Blue Bird campaign R09PH) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on July 23, 2009, with 7,772 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision for model years 2008–2010. Owners were notified on August 11, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V284000 (also written 09V-284 or 09V284)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R09PH
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,772 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE09-029 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V284000. 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.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V284000.
Defect description
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 7,772 MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 27, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 10, 2009. THE LID GASKET ON THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR MAY DETERIORATE AND CONTAMINATE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON AUGUST 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. R09PH.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 09V284000
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.