- Vehicles
- 50
- Built between
- Aug 2007 – Sep 2009
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 June 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2007 and September 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2009 Optima OpusBuilt August 2007 to September 2009
What the defect is
North american bus industries (nabi) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 optima OPUS29 and OPUS34 model transit buses, manufactured from august 8, 2007, through september 21, 2009. The pinch bolts in the steering column shaft may loosen to the extent that they may fall out allowing the steering shaft to separate.
What could happen
Separation of the steering shaft will result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
NABI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 7, 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2007 to September 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 2012
- Owners notified7 June 2012
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 May 2012.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact nabi at 1-256-831-4296.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 20122
- Recalling manufacturer
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
This is nabi recall 20122.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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.