NHTSA campaign 10V297000 · Blue Bird campaign R10SB
Blue Bird Recall 10V-297: INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMNS
NHTSA recall 10V297000 (Blue Bird campaign R10SB) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on June 29, 2010, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on October 5, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V297000 (also written 10V-297 or 10V297)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R10SB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Column
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V297000. 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
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 19, 2009 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V297000.
Defect description
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ALL AMERICAN NON SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 19, 2009 THROUGH JULY 17, 2009 EQUIPPED WITH TRW IGEN3 INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMNS. THE WELD AROUND THE IGEN3 STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT SECURES THE SPLINE TUBE TO THE INTERMEDIATE TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED (I.E., NOT FULLY OVER THE SEAM CREATED WHEN THE TUBES ARE PRESSED TOGETHER.)
Safety consequence
MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 31, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R10SB.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 10V297000
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.