The issue
On certain buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Owners will be supplied with replacement parts and instructions on how to affect repairs. Alternatively, the manufacturer may carry out on-site repairs.
Description (français)
Sur certains autobus munis d'un convertisseur ou d'un égalisateur de batterie Sure Power, l'égalisateur ou le convertisseur pourrait connaître un court-circuit interne, ce qui résulterait en un risque de surchauffe, de production de fumée ou d'incendie. Cela pourrait endommager des biens matériels ou blesser quelqu'un. Correction : On devra fournir aux propriétaires des pièces de rechange, ainsi que des instructions indiquant comment effectuer les réparations. Le fabricant pourrait aussi effectuer les réparations sur place.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Orion V | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Orion VII | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion V | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion V | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Orion V | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion VII | 2005 | 0 | 11 |
| Orion VII | 2006 | 0 | 9 |
| Orion VII | 2007 | 1 | 9 |
| Orion VII | 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| Orion VII | 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| Orion VII | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion VII | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Orion VII | 2012 | 0 | 4 |