NHTSA recall campaign

96V180000

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, And Connections

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4Affected configurations shown194Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSteering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, And Connections
Report receivedNov 9, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE END FITTING CAN BLOW-OFF RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING CAUSING INSUFFICIENT STEERING CONTROL WHICH INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

OWNERS ARE REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE POWER STEERING HOSE FOR THE SUSPECT HOSES (IDENTIFIABLE BY DATE CODE) AND REPLACE HOSES AS NECESSARY.

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 96V180000

1996 BLUE BIRD QBOpen vehicle record →1996 BLUE BIRD CSREOpen vehicle record →1996 BLUE BIRD TC2000Open vehicle record →1996 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICANOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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