Daimler Buses North America, Inc.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger
Daimler Buses North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 13, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 187. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Orion V and model year 2005-2006 Orion VII transit buses equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
The risk
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DBNA will notify owners. The remedy for this issue is still under development. The safety recall began on September 28, 2012. Owners may contact Daimler Buses North America at 1-800-882-8054.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Orion V | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Orion V | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Orion V | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Orion Vii | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Orion V | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Orion Vii | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Orion V | 0 | 8 | 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 12V447000.
Full record for the 2008 Orion V → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →