Recall 80V018000

What's wrong

A HIGH STRESS CRACK MAY EXIST ON THE LEFT-HAND FRAME RAIL ON THE FORWARD CONTROL CHASSIS, IN THE REGION OF THE FRONT LEFT-HAND HANGER. IN ADDITION, THE KEY BETWEEN THE STEERING GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT AND THE UNIVERSAL JOINT MAY BE LOOSE.

The fix

A REINFORCEMENT REPAIR KIT WILL BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE HIGH STRESS CRACK PROBLEM. A HIGH STRENGTH BOLT WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED TO MODIFY THE GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFT.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; LEFT-HAND FRAME RAIL, AND STEERING; GEAR BOX OUTPUT SHAFTAND UNIVERSAL JOINT YOKE; KEY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE STRESS CRACK IN THE FRAME RAIL MAY CAUSE A WOBBLEOR SHIMMY CONDITION IN THE FRONT END OF THE BUS. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. THE LOOSE KEY COULD ALSO CAUSE LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: IF WOBBLE OR SHIMMY IS NOTICED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, VEHICLE SPEEDSHOULD BE DECREASED. IF IT PERSISTS, DISCONTINUE SERVICE UNTIL THE PROBLEM ISCORRECTED. ALSO, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING GEAR OUTPUT SHAFT AND THEUNIVERSAL JOINT SHOULD BE CHECKED. IF THE KEY IS LOOSE, DISCONTINUE SERVICEUNTIL CORRECTED.

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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