NHTSA Campaign 04V474000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID

Issued by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported Oct 1, 2004 · 690 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN 40' AND 60' TRANSIT BUSES, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES POWER TO THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS SUBJECT TO BECOMING UNSTABLE.

Consequence

WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER WILL BE SUBJECTED TO HARD TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

NABI IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND EATON CORPORATION WILL PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. EATON WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 20, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT EATON AT 952-967-7168 OR NABI AT 1-888-424-5844.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NABI 40LFW 2003 690
NABI 40LFW 2004 690
NABI 40LFW 2005 690
NABI 60LFW 2003 690
NABI 60LFW 2004 690
NABI 60LFW 2005 690

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V474000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.