2005 Orion VII recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain transit buses equipped with configuration FC510 high pressure fan motor hoses, the wrong hose specification was selected.
💥 The risk
The hydraulic cooling fan pressure hose may exhibit an oil leak. Oil leak in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Daimlerchrysler/orion bus has replaced the hoses on all vehicles involved in this recall.
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
- 07V310000
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NA
- Vehicles affected
- 34
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 11, 2008
- Built
- May 1, 2005 – Oct 31, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.