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Blue Bird Body Company power steering return hose may leak AND/OR fail resulting in loss of hydraulic steering assist.

NHTSA campaign 09V-214 · Reported November 6, 2009 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Blue Bird Body Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY reported a problem with the steering hydraulic power assist system. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING 377 MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 VISION CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 13, 2008 THROUGH MAY 17, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH PROPANE ENGINES. THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE MAY LEAK AND/OR FAIL RESULTING IN LOSS OF HYDRAULIC STEERING ASSIST.

WHY IT MATTERS

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 09V-214.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 09V-214

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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