Daimlerchrysler Commercial Buses NA: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Daimlerchrysler Commercial Buses NA reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 20, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 34. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CONFIGURATION FC510 HIGH PRESSURE FAN MOTOR HOSES, THE WRONG HOSE SPECIFICATION WAS SELECTED.
The risk
THE HYDRAULIC COOLING FAN PRESSURE HOSE MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK. OIL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DAIMLERCHRYSLER/ORION BUS HAS REPLACED THE HOSES ON ALL VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Orion Vii | 0 | 12 | 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 07V310000.
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