NHTSA campaign 98V175000
Orion Recall 98V-175: ORION/HYDRAULIC PUMP
NHTSA recall 98V175000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on July 31, 1998, with 52 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V and Orion VI for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on July 24, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V175000 (also written 98V-175 or 98V175)
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 52 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Pump
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V175000. 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
- 1998 · Vehicles built February 3, 1998 – June 26, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Orion VI
- 1998 · Vehicles built May 19, 1998 – July 21, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V175000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SUNSOURCE/FAUVER TANDEM HYDRAULIC PUMPS. THE HYDRAULIC PISTON PUMP IS DRIVEN BY THE ENGINE AND A SHAFT OUT OF THE BACK OF THE PUMP PROVIDING POWER TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE SHAFTS ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH A COUPLING. THIS COUPLING IS FITTED WITH TWO RETAINER CLIPS WHICH KEEPS IT CENTERED BETWEEN THE TWO PUMPS. THESE BUSES WERE SHIPPED MISSING THE COUPLING RETAINER CLIPS.
Safety consequence
EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE COUPLING CAN DISENGAGE THE TWO PUMP SHAFTS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS ARE INSPECTING AND RETROFITTING THE COUPLINGS ON THESE PUMPS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS BEGUN.ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V175000
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.