NHTSA campaign 09V412000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Buses North America, Inc.: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Daimler Buses North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 20, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 983. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DAIMLER BUSES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 THROUGH 2008 ORION TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH LIFT-U WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THE LIFTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOGIC BOARD ASSEMBLY FOR THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT CONTROL BOX, P/NOS. 373-0226 AND 373-0265. THE OUTBOARD RAMP BARRIER COULD FOLD IN TOWARD A LIFT PASSENGER AND PINCH, PRESS, OR CRUSH THE PASSENGER'S FEET.

The risk

THE LIFT PASSENGER COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

The remedy

ORION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BY LIFT-U FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LIFT-U'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-051. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LIFT-U AT 1-209-838-2400 OR ORION AT 1-800-716-7466.

9 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2008 Orion V	0	5
2007 Orion V	0	5
2006 Orion V	0	4
2005 Orion V	0	5
2004 Orion V	0	8
2003 Orion V	0	8
2002 Orion V	1	7
2001 Orion V	0	5
2000 Orion V	1	6

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 09V412000.

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