Steering wheels loose

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Blue Bird vehicles. Closed 25 July 1989.

Investigation
PE89136
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
6 July 1989
Closed
25 July 1989

What NHTSA investigated

Synopsis:when the steering wheels were torqued to specificationthe hub of the wheel would bind on the steering column.operators on theassembly line corrected this by not completely tighting the nut andusing loc tite to secure it.this has resulted in complaints of loosesteering wheels and one case of the wheel coming off in the operatorshand.===

The recall that followed

  1. Blue Bird — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar89V11600017 July 1989302 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
Blue BirdALL AMERICAN1989
Blue BirdTC20001989

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.