NHTSA campaign 05V064000
Orion Recall 05V-064: EATON/POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKAGE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V064000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. on February 28, 2005, with 31 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V for the 2000 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V064000 (also written 05V-064 or 05V064)
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 05E-002
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 31 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V064000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V064000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH EATON POWER STEERING PUMPS, THE PORT PLUG ON THE PUMP WAS INCOMPLETELY SEALED AND LEAKAGE OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST.
Safety consequence
THE DRIVER WILL BE SUBJECTED TO HARD TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
EATON IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EATON AT 1-888-258-0222 OR ORION BUS AT 905-403-7832.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V064000
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.