The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL CHAIR BARRIERS. THE WHEEL CHAIR BARRIERS ARE ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR STRUCTURE WITH A BOLT THREADED INTO THE FLOOR STRUCTURE. IN THE CASE OF A FRONTAL CRASH, WITH THE WHEEL CHAIR POSITION OCCUPIED, THE BOLT THREADS COULD STRIP ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL CHAIR BARRIER.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL CHAIR WHICH COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH, TO THE WHEEL CHAIR OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING WHEEL CHAIR BARRIER LEG MOUNTING BOLTS WITH NEW BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Orion V | 1997, 1998 |
| Orion VI | 1997, 1998 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 | 1997 | 0 | 8 |
| Orion V | 1998 | 0 | 11 |
| Orion VI | 1997 | 0 | 6 |
| Orion VI | 1998 | 0 | 8 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1998
3 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the unknown or other; ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 13 campaigns in all.
| 98V205000 2 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 98V098000 7 May 1998 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998