NHTSA campaign 05V094000
Orion Recall 05V-094: WINDOW RETENTION CLIPS
NHTSA recall 05V094000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. on March 15, 2005, with 167 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on March 4, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V094000 (also written 05V-094 or 05V094)
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 167 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V094000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V094000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN BUSES, AN INCORRECT WINDOW RETENTION CLIP WAS INSTALLED ALLOWING THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW TO OPEN WITH LITTLE OUTWARD FORCE.
Safety consequence
A PASSENGER COULD FALL OUT OF THE BUS INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDOW RETENTION CLIPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 4, 2005. ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ORION AT 1-905-403-7832.
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 05V094000
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.