2000 Orion VI recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler bus is recalling certain model year 1995 through 2000 transit buses manufactured from january 1996 through december 2000. These buses are configured with a tapped fitting for the hydraulic wheelchair ramp. In the engine compartment connected to the hydraulic pump is a fitting with an adapter for the wheelchair ramp operation. The fitting CAN crack and cause hydraulic fluid to leak into the engine compartment.
💥 The risk
Hydraulic fluids leaking into the engine compartment CAN be ignited by the hot turbocharger and cause an engine fire.
🔧 The fix
Bus owners will be instructed on how to repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on 3, december 2010. Owners may contact daimler buses at 1-800-716-7566.
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
- 10V538000
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 217
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-716-7566
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 3, 2011
- Built
- Jan 1, 1996 – Dec 30, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- 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 .