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🔥 Fire risk🩹 Injury riskNHTSA 01V033005📅 Mar 22, 2001

2000 Orion II & 2000 Orion V + 1 more recall: electrical system

⚠️ What's wrong

Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.

💥 The risk

Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode CAN cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.

🔧 The fix

Orion will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. 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 vanner at 1-800-227-6937.

Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
NHTSA campaign
01V033005
Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
927
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Owner phone
1-800-227-6937
NHTSA hotline
1-888-327-4236
Built
Dec 1, 1998 – Jan 1, 2000
Recall started by
MFR
Notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles in this recall

Is your car affected? Recalls apply to specific VINs. Check my VIN

FAQ

Is the 01V033005 recall repair free?

Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)

Which vehicles are included in recall 01V033005?

2000 Orion II & 2000 Orion V + 1 more. 927 vehicles may be affected. Check your exact car with its 17-character VIN.

What should I do?

Check your VIN, then call any authorized Orion dealer to book the free repair or call the manufacturer at 1-800-227-6937.