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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Orion V | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 | 2000 | 1 | 6 |
| Orion V | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 2002 | 1 | 6 |
| Orion V | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion V | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion V | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Orion V | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2009
64 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 09V494000 29 Dec 2009 | NOVA BUS INCORPORATED |
| 09V493000 29 Dec 2009 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 09V472000 11 Dec 2009 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 09V441000 17 Nov 2009 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 09V404000 15 Oct 2009 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 09V359000 16 Sept 2009 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 09V346000 2 Sept 2009 | NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD |
| 09V330000 18 Aug 2009 | PERSONALIZED VANS AND TRUCKS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009