The defect
SOME BUSES MAY HAVE MISALIGNMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR BOX.
The remedy
REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER JACKET TUBE BEARING, STEERING MOUNTING BRACKET, AND POSSIBLY THE WHEEL TUBE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1983, 1984 |
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1984 |
| Grumman 870 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Grumman Metro | 1983, 1984 |
| Grumman Transit Coach | 1983 |
Components: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Flxible Metro | 1984 | 0 | 7 |
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| Grumman 870 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman 870 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Grumman 870 | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Grumman 870 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Metro | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Metro | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Grumman Transit Coach | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1984
21 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the steering; GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 84V161000 13 Dec 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V122000 30 Oct 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V124000 10 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V109000 19 Sept 1984 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 84V102000 4 Sept 1984 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 84V100000 29 Aug 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V099000 29 Aug 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 84V094000 1 Aug 1984 | AMERICAN LAFRANCE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984