Nabi 35LFW, 40CLFW, 40LFW, 45CLFW and 1 more (1998-2005): Steering
Recall 05V088000 · Mar 9, 2005 · North American Bus Industries, Inc.
3,680
vehicles affected
3,680
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05V088000
- Date
- Mar 9, 2005
- Maker
- North American Bus Industries, Inc.
- Units affected
- 3,680
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Hydraulic power assist system
- Model years
- 1998-2005
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES, THE FRONT AXLE STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVES WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE DRAG LINK MAY EXPERIENCE PERMANENT DEFORMATION DUE TO THE STEERING LOAD.
What can happen
DURING LONG TERM OPERATION INVOLVING REPEATED FLEXING OF THE DRAG LINK, IT MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK AND BREAK. THE DRIVER WILL NO LONGER HAVE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DRAG LINKS WITH A STRONGER DRAG LINK. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVE SETTINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT 256-831-4296.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 39 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 05V088000?
5 models: Nabi 35LFW (1998-2005), Nabi 40CLFW (1998-2005), Nabi 40LFW (1998-2005) and 2 more, about 3,680 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 05V088000?
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DRAG LINKS WITH A STRONGER DRAG LINK. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVE SETTINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT 256-831-4296.
What can happen?
DURING LONG TERM OPERATION INVOLVING REPEATED FLEXING OF THE DRAG LINK, IT MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK AND BREAK. THE DRIVER WILL NO LONGER HAVE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.