Recall 01V044003: 1999 Blue Bird Commercial and 4 other models

Report received

Feb 23, 2001

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

842vehicles

Model years

1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: school and transit buses and motor home chassis equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.

Possible consequence

If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began march 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Blue Bird ALL American0 complaints
• 1999 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints
• 1999 Blue Bird LTC 400 complaints
• 1999 Blue Bird TC20005 complaints
• 1999 Blue Bird Wanderlodge0 complaints