NHTSA campaign 04V545000

Orion Recall 04V-545: ORION/FMVSS 217/EMERGENCY WINDOW

NHTSA recall 04V545000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. on November 15, 2004, with 2,045 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V for model years 1995–2004 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on May 1, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V545000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V545000 (also written 04V-545 or 04V545)
Filed by: ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD.
Report received: November 15, 2004
Potentially affected: 2,045 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure
Owners notified: May 1, 2005
Safety standard: FMVSS 217

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V545000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Orion

Orion V
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 1995 – August 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V545000.

Defect description

CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." DURING SUBSEQUENT CLOSING OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT THE MOVING WINDOW FRAME INTERFERES WITH THE JAM FRAME STOP LOCATED IN MID SPAN ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE WINDOW FRAME.

Safety consequence

DURING THE USE OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW, A WINDOW MAY NOT OPEN AFTER APPLYING THE REQUIRED FORCES ALLOWING A PERSON TO ESCAPE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO ALUMINUM BLOCKS EACH ATTACHED BY TWO SCREWS. THE MOVING WINDOW FRAME WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE JAM FRAME STOP. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 1, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ORION AT 905-403-7832, EXT. 3335.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V545000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.