# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE00010
> **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

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE00010)
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