Preliminary Evaluation · STEERING LOSS · Opened 2000-02-18 · Closed 2000-08-02
Investigation
Action number
PE00010
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2000-02-18
Close date
2000-08-02
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Affected makes
BLUE BIRD
Affected components
STEERING
Affected model years
2000
Affected (make, year) variants
1
Summary
A FLEET HAS REPORTED THAT A MODEL YEAR 2000 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS (FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS) ALLEGEDLY, SUFFERED A STEERING COLUMN SHAFT DISCONNECT, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING