Recall 98V166000: 1996–1998 Orion VI

Report received

Jul 20, 1998

Manufacturer

Orion bus industries, inc.

Potentially affected

31vehicles

Model years

1996–1998

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: transit buses built with zf front axles equipped with lucas disc brakes. The brake lever connecting the brake chamber pushrod to the disc brake actuator can contact the air bag support gusset during application of the brakes and become jammed and will not release the brake when the driver removes their foot from the brake pedal.

Possible consequence

Since this is a steering axle, unwanted application of the brake can cause the vehicle to turn in the direction of the locked wheel increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Dealers will rework the brake levers on the subject buses.

Affected model years

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

• 1996 Orion VI0 complaints
• 1997 Orion VI0 complaints
• 1998 Orion VI0 complaints