NHTSA campaign 06V211000 · Orion campaign DDC#06C03
Orion Recall 06V-211: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE/DETROIT DIESEL/SERIES 50G
NHTSA recall 06V211000 (Orion campaign DDC#06C03) was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. on June 14, 2006, with 405 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion VI and Orion V for model years 2002–2005.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V211000 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
- 06V211000 (also written 06V-211 or 06V211)
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Orion campaign number
- DDC#06C03
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 405 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V211000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V211000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G ENGINES, HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE LOW PRESSURE NATURAL GAS REGULATOR GASKET TO LEAK COOLANT AND DRIP ONTO THE TERMINALS OF THE BATTERY CHARGING ALTERNATOR.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E028000) AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES BY REPLACING THE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR GASKET FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-3708 OR ORION BUS AT 905-403-7832.
Notes
ORION BUS RECALL NO. DDC#06C03.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 06V211000
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.