NHTSA campaign 12V586000 · Blue Bird campaign R12VT
Blue Bird Recall 12V-586: Drag Link Castle Nut may be Improperly Torqued
NHTSA recall 12V586000 (Blue Bird campaign R12VT) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on December 13, 2012, with 222 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on December 28, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V586000 (also written 12V-586 or 12V586)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R12VT
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 222 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Drag — Link — Connection
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V586000. 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
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 27, 2012 – November 6, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V586000.
Defect description
Blue Bird is recalling certain 2013 model year Vision conventional school buses manufactured from August 27, 2012, to November 06, 2012. The castle nut that attaches the drag link to the steering arm may not have been torqued to the proper specifications.
Safety consequence
Improperly torqued drag link castle nuts could cause excessive movement at the drag link to steering arm connection which could lead to potential separation of the drag link from the steering arm and loss of steering control, which may increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will check the torque on the drag link castle nuts. Any vehicle where the castle nuts are found to be loose will also have its steering arm inspected for wear. The recall began on December 28, 2012. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
Blue Bird's recall campaign number is R12VT.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V586000
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.