2009 Innovative SDS-42 & 2008 Innovative SDS-45 + 1 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Innovative is recalling 4 my 2008 SFS-45, SDS-45 and my 2009 SDS-42 buses equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies. The wheel end studs may have been improperly tempered rendering them brittle and susceptible to fracture. If one wheel stud fractures, the remaining wheel studs are required to carry more load. If left in this condition, the remaining wheel studs may also fracture even if they are properly manufactured.
💥 The risk
Fractured wheel studs could result in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Innovative is working with arvinmeritor who will replace any aftermarket replacement stud free of charge (please see 08E038). Owners may contact arvinmeritor at 1-248-435-8793 or innovative at 903-832-6684.
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
- 09V067000
- Manufacturer
- INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING
- Vehicles affected
- 4
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 23, 2009
- 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 .