The defect
ON CERTAIN ARTICULATED 60' TRANSIT BUSES, THE MAIN CASTINGS MAY PREMATURELY FAIL.
The risk
IF THE CASTING FRACTURES, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MAIN CASTINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT 1-256-831-4296.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nabi 60BRT | 2006 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 60BRT | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
Other structure recalls in 2008
25 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the structure; NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 08V686000 19 Dec 2008 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD |
| 08V664000 16 Dec 2008 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 08V659000 15 Dec 2008 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 08V609000 24 Nov 2008 | AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC |
| 08V604000 24 Nov 2008 | REINKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. |
| 08V451000 5 Sept 2008 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
| 08V448000 3 Sept 2008 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 08V447000 3 Sept 2008 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008