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NHTSA Campaign 08V259000

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Jun 10, 2008 · 33 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 33 MY 2006-2007 EXPRESS 4500 MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH MAC TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES THAT DID NOT MEET DESIGN SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY MAY FRACTURE AT HIGH MILEAGE.

Consequence

A FRACTURE TIE ROD MAY SEPARATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CAUSING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING. IN SOME MANEUVERS THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES WITH A REDESIGNED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 4500 2006 33
BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 4500 2007 33

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V259000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.