Blue Bird L4re, model years 2007 to 2009. Filed by North American Bus Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 January 2013. 53 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says North American Bus Industries Inc. (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE transit buses manufactured July 1, 2007, through October 31, 2009. The buses may have a defective steering gear attachment. Cracks may develop in the bracket that secures the power steering gear to the bus frame or the …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V011 cover?
- Blue Bird L4Re, model years 2007-2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- North American Bus Industries Inc. (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE transit buses manufactured July 1, 2007, through October 31, 2009. The buses may have a defective steering gear attachment.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If left unchecked, the cracks may propagate and cause partial separation of the steering gear from the bus frame. This would cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. NABI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began during March 2013. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “If left unchecked, the cracks may propagate and cause partial separation of the steering gear from the bus frame. This would cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 13V011 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | North American Bus Industries, Inc. |
| System at fault | Steering |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 January 2013 |
| Model years | 2007-2009 |
| Vehicles named | BLUE BIRD L4RE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If left unchecked, the cracks may propagate and cause partial separation of the steering gear from the bus frame. This would cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
NABI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began during March 2013. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 745 notices in the record whose component field names steering. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V011, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v011/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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