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NHTSA Campaign 05V088000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Issued by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported Mar 9, 2005 · 3,680 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES, THE FRONT AXLE STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVES WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE DRAG LINK MAY EXPERIENCE PERMANENT DEFORMATION DUE TO THE STEERING LOAD.

Consequence

DURING LONG TERM OPERATION INVOLVING REPEATED FLEXING OF THE DRAG LINK, IT MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK AND BREAK. THE DRIVER WILL NO LONGER HAVE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DRAG LINKS WITH A STRONGER DRAG LINK. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVE SETTINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT 256-831-4296.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NABI 35LFW 1998 3,680
NABI 35LFW 1999 3,680
NABI 35LFW 2000 3,680
NABI 35LFW 2001 3,680
NABI 35LFW 2002 3,680
NABI 35LFW 2003 3,680
NABI 35LFW 2004 3,680
NABI 35LFW 2005 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 1998 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 1999 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 2000 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 2001 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 2002 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 2003 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 2004 3,680
NABI 40CLFW 2005 3,680
NABI 40LFW 1998 3,680
NABI 40LFW 1999 3,680
NABI 40LFW 2000 3,680
NABI 40LFW 2001 3,680
NABI 40LFW 2002 3,680
NABI 40LFW 2003 3,680
NABI 40LFW 2004 3,680
NABI 40LFW 2005 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 1998 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 1999 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 2000 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 2001 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 2002 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 2003 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 2004 3,680
NABI 45CLFW 2005 3,680
NABI 60LFW 1998 3,680
NABI 60LFW 1999 3,680
NABI 60LFW 2000 3,680
NABI 60LFW 2001 3,680
NABI 60LFW 2002 3,680
NABI 60LFW 2003 3,680
NABI 60LFW 2004 3,680

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V088000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.