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Orion V (1990) – 07V024000

Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Transit Buses Equipped With Lift-U Wheelchair Lifts, It Is Possible For A Person To Wedge Their Feet Under The Solid Bar Barrier Linkage.


Orion V (1992) – 10V015000

Vehicle recall defect – Daimler Buses Is Recalling Certain Orion Transit Buses Equipped With The Morse Remote Throttle Control. The Morse Remote Throttle Control Panel Is Located In The Engine Compartment And A Switch On It Is Labeled, “Throttle”; “Off” Or “Front” And “On” Or “Rear” SeleCTIng The Active Engine Control Station. If A Person Operating The Engine From The “Rear” Position (At The Engine) Fails To Place The Switch In The “Off” Or “Front” Position And The Engine Rpm Was Set To Above Idle During Maintenance For Example, When The Bus Is Started From The Driver’S Station The Engine Could Change To The Higher Rpm Resulting In Unwanted Engine Power.


Orion V (1992) – 07V024000

Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Transit Buses Equipped With Lift-U Wheelchair Lifts, It Is Possible For A Person To Wedge Their Feet Under The Solid Bar Barrier Linkage.


Orion V (1991) – 07V024000

Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Transit Buses Equipped With Lift-U Wheelchair Lifts, It Is Possible For A Person To Wedge Their Feet Under The Solid Bar Barrier Linkage.


Orion V (1996) – 04V147000

Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Buses Equipped With Cummins Electronic Control Modules On The L10G Engines, The Ecm Does Not Have The Ability To Detect A Throttle Fail-Safe Engine Shutdown Command. This Could Result In An Unanticipated, Uncommanded Open Throttle Condition Without Warning.


Orion V (1996) – 03V120000

Vehicle recall defect – Certain Transit Buses Fail To Comply With The Requirements Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, “Bus Emergency Exits And Window Retention And Release.” The Handle Pull Force Exceeds The 89N Force To Release The Emergency Window. Additional Force Is Required To Release The Window.


Orion V (1995) – 98V230000

Vehicle recall defect – 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.


Orion V (1995) – 97V002000

Vehicle recall defect – 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.