2000–2001 Blue Bird ALL American recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school and transit buses. These buses could have improperly installed or missing pinch bolts in the steering shaft assemblies.
💥 The risk
This CAN result in disengagement of the steering slip shaft assembly and loss of steering.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with installation instructions and new replacement bolts and locking nuts for the steering shaft assemblies.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V245000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R00EF
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 1,581
- Component
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 6, 2000
- Built
- Feb 10, 1999 – Aug 24, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 6, 2000. Owners do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).