NHTSA campaign 98V331000

Orion Recall 98V-331: ORION/STEERING RELAY ARM

NHTSA recall 98V331000 was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on December 22, 1998, with 20 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion VI for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on December 22, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V331000 (also written 98V-331 or 98V331)
Filed by: ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received: December 22, 1998
Potentially affected: 20 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages — Knuckle — Spindle — Arm
Owners notified: December 22, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V331000. 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 – June 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V331000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LOW-FLOOR TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH A CAST STEEL STEERING RELAY ARM. THE STEERING ARMS CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN LEAVE THE BUS WITH NO STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE STEERING ARMS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 22, 1998. 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 AT 1-905-403-1111.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V331000

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.