NHTSA campaign 19V194000
SVO Group Recall 19V-194: Insufficient U-Bolt Torque Causing Axle Separation
NHTSA recall 19V194000 was reported by SVO Group Inc on March 8, 2019, with 5 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the SVO Group Embassy Bus for the 2018 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 19V194000 (also written 19V-194 or 19V194)
- Filed by
- SVO Group Inc
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Springs — Leaf Spring Assembly — U-Bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 19V194000. 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.
SVO Group
SVO Group Embassy Bus
- 2018 · Vehicles built March 16, 2018 – June 14, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V194000.
Defect description
SVO Group Inc. (SVO Group) is recalling certain 2018 Embassy shuttle buses. The U-bolts that hold the leaf spring to the rear axle may have been insufficiently tightened.
Safety consequence
The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
SVO Group has notified owners and instructed them to contact MORryde International, Inc. for the repairs. Owners may contact SVO Group customer service at 1-574-295-9359.
Notes
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.Please be reminded of the following requirements:- When a vehicle crash is not the potential occurrence, the evaluation must include a statement indicating the general type of injury to occupants of the vehicle, or to persons outside the vehicle, that can result from the defect or noncompliance, and a description of whatever prior warning may occur (49 CFR 577.5 (f)(2)).- In the case of a defect, a chronology of all principal events that were the basis for the determination that the defect related to motor vehicle safety, including a summary of all warranty claims, field or service reports, and other information (such as numbers of deaths and/or injuries), with their dates of receipt (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(6)).- A description of the manufacturer's program for remedying the defect or noncompliance (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(8)(i)).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 19V194000
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