General Coach recall: Steering
What is wrong
Champion bus is recalling certain vehicles built on freightliner s2 chassis and equipped with trw igen3 intermediate steering columns. The weld around the igen3 steering shaft tube that secures the spline tube to the intermediate tube may be mislocated (I.e., not fully over the seam created when the tubes are pressed together.)
What could happen
Mislocated welds may result in torsional and axial strength falling below acceptable levels. This condition could result in separation of the steering column, loss of steering control and a vehicle crash without warning.
The fix
Daimler trucks/freightliner will handle the remedy and quarterly reports for this campaign. Please see freightliner's defect report (10v-322). Freightliner will notify owners and the buses will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall began on december 23, 2010. Owners may contact daimler trucks/freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Vehicles covered
- General Coach Abc - M1235 2010–2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V647000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 21, 2010
- Owners notified
- Dec 23, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 12
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2010
- Part
- Steering › Column
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.