SVO GROUP EMBASSY BUS 2018: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 19V194000

Production Dates: 2018-03-16 - 2018-06-14

Manufacturers Involved: SVO Group Inc

Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 5

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

SVO Group Inc. "SVO Group" is recalling certain 2018 Embassy shuttle buses. The U-bolts that hold the leaf spring to the rear axle may have been insufficiently tightened.

The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

SVO Group has notified owners and instructed them to contact MORryde International, Inc. for the repairs. Owners may contact SVO Group customer service at 1-574-295-9359.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.Please be reminded of the following requirements:- When a vehicle crash is not the potential occurrence, the evaluation must include a statement indicating the general type of injury to occupants of the vehicle, or to persons outside the vehicle, that can result from the defect or noncompliance, and a description of whatever prior warning may occur '49 CFR 577.5 'f''2''.- In the case of a defect, a chronology of all principal events that were the basis for the determination that the defect related to motor vehicle safety, including a summary of all warranty claims, field or service reports, and other information 'such as numbers of deaths and/or injuries', with their dates of receipt '49 CFR 573.6 'c''6''.- A description of the manufacturer's program for remedying the defect or noncompliance '49 CFR 573.6 'c''8''i''.