Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Transit Buses Equipped With Electric Engine Starters. The Power Cables Are Routed Across The Back Of The Engine And Fastened To The Engine Bulkhead. The Cable May Not Be Adequately Fastened, Chaffing The Cable, And Causing An Electrical Short.
Make Of Vehicle
ORION
Model Of Vehicle
V
Year
1995
Recall Campaign Number
98V230000
Component Description
Electrical System:Wiring
Effect Of Defect
This Condition Could Possibly Start A Fire In The Engine Compartment.
Fix Defect
Dealers Rerouted The Wiring In The Engine Compartment.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Orion Bus Industries, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19950626
End Of Manufacture
19980415
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
1068
Date Owners Notified
19980415
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Daimler Commercial Buses Na
Date Report Received
19980917