2000–2008 Orion V recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler buses is recalling certain model year 2000 through 2008 orion transit buses equipped with lift-u wheelchair lifts. The lifts are equipped with a logic board assembly for the wheelchair lift control box, p/nos. 373-0226 and 373-0265. The outboard ramp barrier could fold in toward a lift passenger and pinch, press, or crush the passenger's feet.
💥 The risk
The lift passenger could be seriously injured.
🔧 The fix
Orion will notify owners and the repairs will be made by lift-u free of charge. Please see lift-u's defect report 09E-051. The safety recall began on october 29, 2009. Owners may contact lift-u at 1-209-838-2400 or orion at 1-800-716-7466.
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
- 09V412000
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 983
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-716-7466
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 29, 2009
- Built
- Jan 1, 2001 – May 30, 2009
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners 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 .