The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LOW-FLOOR TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH A CAST STEEL STEERING RELAY ARM. THE STEERING ARMS CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN LEAVE THE BUS WITH NO STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE STEERING ARMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Orion VI | 1996, 1997 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
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 VI | 1996 | 0 | 7 |
| Orion VI | 1997 | 0 | 6 |
Other steering recalls in 1998
19 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the steering; ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 13 campaigns in all.
| 98V324001 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V305001 15 Dec 1998 | DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
| 98V320000 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V305000 1 Dec 1998 | DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA |
| 98V297000 17 Nov 1998 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 98V242000 6 Oct 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V237000 29 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V175000 31 Jul 1998 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998