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Nabi 416 Recall 10V011: Steering

NHTSA campaign 10V011, reported January 14, 2010, 226 vehicles potentially affected.

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Official recall notice

Safety recall 10V011NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Component
STEERING
Problem
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NABI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 416 STANDARD MODEL FLOOR CITY TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 30, 2008, AND DECEMBER 18, 2009. THE MOUNTING PLATE THAT HOLDS THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY WELDED.
Risk
AN INSUFFICIENT WELD COULD LEAD TO A SEPARATION OR PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE PLATE AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE PROPER STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Remedy
NABI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-256-831-4296 EXT. 1308.
Notes
NABI'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 20101.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Affected vehicles

Nabi 4162009