NHTSA Campaign 10V011000

STEERING

Issued by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported Jan 14, 2010 · 226 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NABI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 416 STANDARD MODEL FLOOR CITY TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 30, 2008, AND DECEMBER 18, 2009. THE MOUNTING PLATE THAT HOLDS THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY WELDED.

Consequence

AN INSUFFICIENT WELD COULD LEAD TO A SEPARATION OR PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE PLATE AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE PROPER STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy

NABI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-256-831-4296 EXT. 1308.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NABI 416 2009 226

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V011000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.