STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A loose or detached steering wheel increases the risk of a crash.
7 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory.
1 campaign covering the 2023 IC BUS RESB carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
A loose or detached steering wheel increases the risk of a crash.
An ABS indicator light that fails to remain illuminated will not alert the driver of an ABS malfunction, which could increase the risk of a crash.
A school bus roof panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
A rear axle that moves side to side can cause a loss of handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, a loose rear axle may cause vehicle instability during an evacuation in an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
A loss of tension in the steering and suspension joints may lead to steering instability and increase the risk of a crash.
A loss of tension in the steering and suspension joints may lead to steering instability and increase the risk of a crash.
Two 2023 IC BUS RESBs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.