Recall 97V129000: 1996–1997 Orion VI

Report received

Aug 28, 1997

Manufacturer

Orion bus industries, inc.

Potentially affected

20vehicles

Model years

1996–1997

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: low floor transit buses. Due to machining and casting variances, two of the steering relay arms on these vehicles can fracture.

Possible consequence

Failure of the steering arm leaves the bus with no steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace these steering arms.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1996 Orion VI0 complaints
• 1997 Orion VI0 complaints