The defect
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES, THE FRONT AXLE STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVES WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE DRAG LINK MAY EXPERIENCE PERMANENT DEFORMATION DUE TO THE STEERING LOAD.
The risk
DURING LONG TERM OPERATION INVOLVING REPEATED FLEXING OF THE DRAG LINK, IT MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK AND BREAK. THE DRIVER WILL NO LONGER HAVE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DRAG LINKS WITH A STRONGER DRAG LINK. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR HYDRAULIC LIMIT VALVE SETTINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT 256-831-4296.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nabi 35LFW | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Nabi 60LFW | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabi 35LFW | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 35LFW | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40CLFW | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2000 | 0 | 3 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| Nabi 40LFW | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Nabi 45CLFW | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
Other steering recalls in 2005
47 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the steering; NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 05V574000 30 Dec 2005 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V540000 30 Nov 2005 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 05V543000 29 Nov 2005 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 05V541000 22 Nov 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V507000 3 Nov 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V496000 1 Nov 2005 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V455000 5 Oct 2005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 05V408000 13 Sept 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005