NHTSA Campaign 09V214000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Jun 11, 2009 · 377 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 377 MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 VISION CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 13, 2008 THROUGH MAY 17, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH PROPANE ENGINES. THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE MAY LEAK AND/OR FAIL RESULTING IN LOSS OF HYDRAULIC STEERING ASSIST.

Consequence

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-422-2242.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD VISION 2009 377
BLUE BIRD VISION 2010 377

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V214000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.