NHTSA campaign 99V242001 · Orion campaign OBI-9901

Orion Recall 99V242001: ORION/LIFT-U/WHEELCHAIR LIFTS

NHTSA recall 99V242001 (Orion campaign OBI-9901) was reported by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on September 8, 1999, with 646 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Orion V for model years 1998–1999.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V242001
Filed by: ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Orion campaign number: OBI-9901
Report received: September 8, 1999
Potentially affected: 646 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Unknown or Other

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V242001. 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, 1999 · Vehicles built April 17, 1998 – August 2, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V242001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. FAILURE OF A SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVE IN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS PROVIDED BY LIFT-U, MAY ALLOW THE FRONT AND REAR PLATFORM BARRIERS TO RETURN TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION FROM THE VERTICAL POSITION THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED IN.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD ALLOW A MOBILITY AID TO ROLL OFF OF THE LIFT PLATFORM INJURING ITS OCCUPANT. LIFT-U WILL REPLACE THE SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVES.

Manufacturer remedy

LIFT-U WILL REPLACE THE SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVES.

Notes

ORION RECALL NO. OBI-9901.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 25, 1999.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 LIFT-U AT 1-209-838-2400 OR ORION BUS AT 1-315-768-8101.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 99V242001

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.