| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
05V021000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ELDORADO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRANSMARK RE |
| Model Year: |
2001 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19991001 - 20011130 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
80 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20050121 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20050128 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ARVIN-MERITOR AND TRW 20-EDL BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES HAVE A LESS ROBUST BEARING DESIGN, WHICH LEADS TO HIGHER WEAR RATES AND MORE RAPID WEAR-OUT THAN PREVIOUS DESIGNS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS PREMATURE WEAR-OUT OF THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES MAY RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF THE TIE-ROD ASSEMBLY WHICH, IN TURN, COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE BUS AND POSSIBLE INJURY OF DEATH TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BUS IN THE EVENT OF SUCH CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MARCH 1, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ELDORADO AT 909-591-9557. |