2001 Novabus RTS recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain transit buses equipped with arvinmeritor urresko tie rod clamps, heat treatment of clamps created a surface hardness that could lead to a fracture of the clamps.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crack, the clamps could break off affecting toe-in and alignment. The tie rod CAN come loose resulting in steering loss and a crash could occur without prior warning.
🔧 The fix
Arvinmeritor is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact arvinmeritor at 1-866-668-7221 or novabus at 450-974-3134.
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
- 05V065000
- Manufacturer
- NOVA BUS INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 12
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-866-668-7221
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.