Orion Bus Industries Ltd.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Orion Bus Industries Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 14, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 405. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G ENGINES, HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE LOW PRESSURE NATURAL GAS REGULATOR GASKET TO LEAK COOLANT AND DRIP ONTO THE TERMINALS OF THE BATTERY CHARGING ALTERNATOR.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E028000) AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES BY REPLACING THE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR GASKET FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-3708 OR ORION BUS AT 905-403-7832.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Orion VI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Orion V | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Orion VI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Orion V | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Orion VI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Orion V | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Orion VI | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V211000.
Full record for the 2005 Orion VI → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →