NHTSA recall campaign

04V153000

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6Affected configurations shown98Potential units affected—Latest completion context
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Report receivedFeb 3, 2006
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO THE CLAMPS BECOMING LOOSE, CAUSING MISALIGNMENT OF THE STEERING AXLES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLAMP BOLTS AND AND TIGHTEN TO THE REQUIRED TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 04V153000

2004 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGEOpen vehicle record →2004 BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 4500Open vehicle record →2004 BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 4000Open vehicle record →2003 BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGEOpen vehicle record →2003 BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 3500Open vehicle record →2003 BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 4000Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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