- Vehicles
- 578
- Built between
- Jun 1995 – Dec 1996
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 January 1997
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1995 and December 1996. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1995-1996 Orion IIBuilt June 1995 to December 1996
- 1995-1996 Orion VBuilt June 1995 to December 1996
- 1995-1996 Orion VIBuilt June 1995 to December 1996
What the defect is
The subject vehicles have their wheelchair barriers attached to the floor structure with a bolt threaded into the floor structure. In the case of a frontal crash, at more than 20 miles per hour, with the wheelchair position occupied, there is a possibly that the bolt threads tapped into the floor structure would strip allowing movement of the wheelchair barrier.
What could happen
Failure of the hardware attachment would allow movement of the wheelchair barrier which could cause injuries, or death of the disabled person or other passengers.
What gets fixed
THE EXISTING WHEELCHAIR BARRIER LEG MOUNTING BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW BOLTS, WASHERS AND NUTS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1995 to December 1996
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 January 1997
- Owners notified10 January 1997
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 January 1997.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification:owner notification will begin january 10, 1997. Notes:if you do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact orion at 1-905-625-9510.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.