Orion Bus Industries, Inc.: Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filling/Charging
Orion Bus Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 14, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 211. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) POWERED TRANSIT BUSES. THE SOLENOID VALVE OR CHECK VALVE COULD ALLOW CNG TO FLOW WHEN NOT REQUIRED.
The risk
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION.
The remedy
PERSONNEL WILL GO TO OWNERS AND REPLACE THE CHANGE OUT OF THE RECALLED SOLENOID VALVES.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Orion II | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Orion V | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Orion II | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Orion V | 0 | 9 | 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 97V207000.
Full record for the 1997 Orion II → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →