The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE OVERLAP IN THE SLIP JOINT IS INSUFFICIENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE.
The risk
THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet B7 | 1997, 1998 |
| GMC B7 | 1997, 1998 |
Components: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet B7 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet B7 | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| GMC B7 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC B7 | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1998
19 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the steering; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 98V331000 22 Dec 1998 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V324001 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V305001 15 Dec 1998 | DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
| 98V320000 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V305000 1 Dec 1998 | DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA |
| 98V297000 17 Nov 1998 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 98V242000 6 Oct 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V175000 31 Jul 1998 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998