Innovative Engineering: Power Train › Axle Hubs
Innovative Engineering reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 23, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
INNOVATIVE IS RECALLING 4 MY 2008 SFS-45, SDS-45 AND MY 2009 SDS-42 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR AXLE ASSEMBLIES. THE WHEEL END STUDS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TEMPERED RENDERING THEM BRITTLE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE. IF ONE WHEEL STUD FRACTURES, THE REMAINING WHEEL STUDS ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY MORE LOAD. IF LEFT IN THIS CONDITION, THE REMAINING WHEEL STUDS MAY ALSO FRACTURE EVEN IF THEY ARE PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.
The risk
FRACTURED WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
INNOVATIVE IS WORKING WITH ARVINMERITOR WHO WILL REPLACE ANY AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT STUD FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 08E038). OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-248-435-8793 OR INNOVATIVE AT 903-832-6684.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Innovative SDS-42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Innovative SDS-45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Innovative SFS-45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 09V067000.
Full record for the 2009 Innovative SDS-42 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →