2006 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M450 LXI Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“- the contact owns a 2006 Blue Bird wanderlodge lxi. The contact stated that he was notified march 2008 about recall 07v586000 about axle weight limit. The manufacturer sent someone to replace the front tires and told him to have the vehicle aligned and weighed. He did this and returned the vehicle to the manufacturer's possession. He made several different trips to the manufacturer who finally repaired the vehicle. However, he was still having the same excessive weight issue. Most recently, the manufacturer went out of business. He was never given final weight measurements. …”

“Consumer states reply to response by Blue Bird to request defect petition. The consumer stated the defect is the under capacity of the front axle. The true fix, which was initially offered was a r replacement axle. As a cost saving measure, the new axle plan was scraped and the reconfiguration of the coach was planned. Updated 10/25/12”

“Failure in the attempts to remedy recall 07v586000. The tie rod weakness was not a cause of the recall, but was a result of the need to increase the axle rating. The tie rods were safe at an axle load of 16,000lbs and no tie rod recall would have occurred if the 16,000lb axle was sufficient as originally designed. The recall was based on the axle being in excess of its rating and the motorhome could not be safely used with reasonable loading. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 Blue Bird WANDERLODGE M450 LXI rv. In 2010, the rv received a partial repair according to NHTSA campaign number: 07v586000 (power train). In 2016, the other portion of the remedy was performed, which included the appropriate replacement of the front tires. The steering wheel studs were also replaced. The contact was displeased that he was responsible for the labor cost, which was not mentioned in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.”