Recall 98V210000: 1997–1998 Orion VI and 1 other model

Report received

Sep 21, 1998

Manufacturer

Orion bus industries, inc.

Potentially affected

723vehicles

Model years

1997–1998

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 equipped with wheel chair barriers. The wheel chair barriers are attached to the floor structure with a bolt threaded into the floor structure. In the case of a frontal crash, with the wheel chair position occupied, the bolt threads could strip allowing movement of the wheel chair barrier.

Possible consequence

This condition could allow movement of the wheel chair which could cause personal injury, or death, to the wheel chair occupant.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the existing wheel chair barrier leg mounting bolts with new bolts, nuts and washers.

Affected model years

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

• 1997 Orion V0 complaints
• 1998 Orion V0 complaints
• 1997 Orion VI0 complaints
• 1998 Orion VI0 complaints