NHTSA campaign 12V447000
DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 12V-447: Turbocharger/Compressor Wheel Failure (CNG Models)
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V447000 was reported by DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. on September 13, 2012, with 187 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V and Orion VII for model years 2004–2008. Owners were notified on September 28, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V447000 (also written 12V-447 or 12V447)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 187 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Other Fuel Types — Turbo/Supercharger
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE12-006 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V447000. 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 12V447000.
Defect description
Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Orion V and model year 2005-2006 Orion VII transit buses equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
Safety consequence
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DBNA will notify owners. The remedy for this issue is still under development. The safety recall began on September 28, 2012. Owners may contact Daimler Buses North America at 1-800-882-8054.
Notes
Customers may 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 12V447000
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.