| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V027002 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
NABI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ARTIC |
| Model Year: |
1991 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
99002 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
TRAILER HITCHES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES |
| Manufacturered: |
19890101 - 19980531 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
217 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990515 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990515 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19990812 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990830 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ARTICULATED BUS. THESE BUSES MAY BECOME UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH SHOULD THE HYDRAULIC DAMPENING SYSTEM IN THE ARTICULATED JOINT LOOSE PRESSURE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE REAR BUS COULD START TO SWING FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THESE BUSES. THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL INTERLOCK SYSTEM THAT WILL GRADUALLY BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP UTILIZING THE THIRD AXLE BRAKES. |