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Recall 2001029

Electrical · Orion · published 8 Feb 2001

245Vehicles affected in Canada
2Models
1998–2000Model years
BusSafety Mfr

The issue

Certain vehicles are equipped with Vanner 60 Series12/24 volt battery equalizers which may fail in the field without warning. The bus maybe parked with the engine turned off or while the vehicle is in motion when the failure occurs. This could result in the generation of black smoke and/or fire within the engine compartment. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and equalizers replaced if necessary.

Description (français)

Certains véhicules sont équipés d'égaliseurs de batteries 12/24 volts Vanner série 60 qui peuvent faire défaut sans avertissement alors que le véhicule est en marche ou en stationnement, moteur coupé. Il pourrait alors y avoir dégagement de fumée noire ou incendie dans le compartiment moteur. Correction : Les véhicules devront être inspectés et les égaliseurs remplacés s'il y a lieu.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · official text, unchanged

Vehicles covered

Make and modelModel years
Orion V1998, 1999, 2000
Orion VI1998, 1999, 2000

Model years in this recall

NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.

ModelYearComplaintsRecallsComplaints about electrical
Orion V1998011—
Orion V199907—
Orion V200016—
Orion VI199808—
Orion VI199913—
Orion VI200033—