NHTSA campaign 98V230000
Orion Recall 98V-230: ORION/POWER CABLE ROUTING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V230000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on September 17, 1998, with 1,068 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V for model years 1995–1998 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 15, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V230000 (also written 98V-230 or 98V230)
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,068 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V230000. 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
All Orion recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V230000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC ENGINE STARTERS. THE POWER CABLES ARE ROUTED ACROSS THE BACK OF THE ENGINE AND FASTENED TO THE ENGINE BULKHEAD. THE CABLE MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY FASTENED, CHAFFING THE CABLE, AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS REROUTED THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 15, 1998.ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS RECALL.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V230000
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.