{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Nabi recall 12V189 (20122): Optima Opus (2007 to 2009)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v189/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V189 (Nabi): SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.",
  "excerpt": "Optima Opus, model years 2007 to 2009. Filed by North American Bus Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 May 2012. 50 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Nabi's own number for this recall: 20122. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V189 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.” 12V189 NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. Steering:Column 2 May 2012 2007-2009 OPTIMA OPUS SEPARATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. NABI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS,",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:27:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:53:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Nabi recall 12V189 (20122): Optima Opus (2007 to 2009)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v189/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}