NHTSA campaign 97V129000

Orion Recall 97V-129: ORION/STEERING

NHTSA recall 97V129000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on August 28, 1997, with 20 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion VI for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on September 2, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V129000 (also written 97V-129 or 97V129)
Filed by: ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received: August 28, 1997
Potentially affected: 20 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages
Owners notified: September 2, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V129000. 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 VI
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built December 1, 1996 – February 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V129000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LOW FLOOR TRANSIT BUSES. DUE TO MACHINING AND CASTING VARIANCES, TWO OF THE STEERING RELAY ARMS ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE.

Safety consequence

FAILURE OF THE STEERING ARM LEAVES THE BUS WITH NO STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE STEERING ARMS.

Notes

OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED AUGUST 1, 1997, TO REMOVE THESE BUSES FROM SERVICE UNTIL THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED.A SECOND OWNERNOTIFICATIONIS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 2, 1997.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ORION BUS AT 1-315-768-8101.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V129000

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.