The defect
DAIMLER BUSES IS RECALLING CERTAIN ORION TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH THE MORSE REMOTE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE MORSE REMOTE THROTTLE CONTROL PANEL IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A SWITCH ON IT IS LABELED, "THROTTLE"; "OFF" OR "FRONT" AND "ON" OR "REAR" SELECTING THE ACTIVE ENGINE CONTROL STATION. IF A PERSON OPERATING THE ENGINE FROM THE "REAR" POSITION (AT THE ENGINE) FAILS TO PLACE THE SWITCH IN THE "OFF" OR "FRONT" POSITION AND THE ENGINE RPM WAS SET TO ABOVE IDLE DURING MAINTENANCE FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE BUS IS STARTED FROM THE DRIVER'S STATION THE ENGINE COULD CHANGE TO THE HIGHER RPM RESULTING IN UNWANTED ENGINE POWER.
The risk
THE BUS COULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGHER RATE THAN ANTICIPATED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DAIMLER WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO MODIFY THE WIRING TO THE MORSE THROTTLE CONTROL SWITCH. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER BUSES AT 1-800-716-7466.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Orion II | 1992, 1993, 1998 |
| Orion V | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| Orion VI | 1995, 2002 |
| Orion VII | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
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 II | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1998 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Orion V | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Orion V | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| Orion V | 1995 | 0 | 6 |
| Orion V | 1996 | 0 | 9 |
| Orion V | 1997 | 0 | 8 |
| Orion V | 1998 | 0 | 11 |
| Orion V | 1999 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion V | 2000 | 1 | 6 |
| Orion V | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 2002 | 1 | 6 |
| Orion V | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion V | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion V | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Orion V | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Orion VI | 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| Orion VI | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Orion VII | 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| Orion VII | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion VII | 2004 | 0 | 13 |
| Orion VII | 2005 | 0 | 11 |
| Orion VII | 2006 | 0 | 9 |
| Orion VII | 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| Orion VII | 2009 | 1 | 8 |
Other power train recalls in 2010
35 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the power train; DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 10V630000 20 Dec 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V634000 13 Dec 2010 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 10V605000 29 Nov 2010 | NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD |
| 10V503000 21 Oct 2010 | OPEN RANGE R.V. COMPANY |
| 10V461000 8 Oct 2010 | HEARTLAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, LLC |
| 10V460000 8 Oct 2010 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 10V469000 4 Oct 2010 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 10V448000 1 Oct 2010 | NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010