NHTSA Campaign 09V284000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Jul 23, 2009 · 7,772 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 7,772 MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 27, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 10, 2009. THE LID GASKET ON THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR MAY DETERIORATE AND CONTAMINATE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER 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 CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON AUGUST 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD VISION 2008 7,772
BLUE BIRD VISION 2009 7,772
BLUE BIRD VISION 2010 7,772

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V284000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.