Vehicle recall 97V129000 · August 28, 1997
1996-1997 Orion VI
Vehicle description: low floor transit buses.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: low floor transit buses. Due to machining and casting variances, two of the steering relay arms on these vehicles can fracture.
- Consequence
- Failure of the steering arm leaves the bus with no steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these steering arms.
- Notes
- Owners were notified August 1, 1997, to remove these buses from service until the remedy was performed.a second ownernotificationis expected to begin September 2, 1997.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact orion bus at 1-315-768-8101.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V129000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 28, 1997
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Owner notification
- September 2, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 20
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages
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