Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Transit Buses Equipped With Wheel Chair Barriers. The Wheel Chair Barriers Are Attached To The Floor Structure With A Bolt Threaded Into The Floor Structure. In The Case Of A Frontal Crash, With The Wheel Chair Position Occupied, The Bolt Threads Could Strip Allowing Movement Of The Wheel Chair Barrier.
Make Of Vehicle
ORION
Model Of Vehicle
VI
Year
1997
Recall Campaign Number
98V210000
Component Description
Unknown Or Other
Effect Of Defect
This Condition Could Allow Movement Of The Wheel Chair Which Could Cause Personal Injury, Or Death, To The Wheel Chair Occupant.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Existing Wheel Chair Barrier Leg Mounting Bolts With New Bolts, Nuts And Washers.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Orion Bus Industries, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19970102
End Of Manufacture
19980901
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
723
Date Owners Notified
19981005
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Daimler Commercial Buses Na
Date Report Received
19980921