Vehicle recall 98V189000 · August 10, 1998
1997-1998 Orion II
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with challenger 2000 model 170 series alternators.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with challenger 2000 model 170 series alternators. The positive power stud may not be properly seated in place causing a loose connection. This loose connection causes an over-heat condition when the alternator is under a load. Also the material used to insulate the power stud from the rectifier can tear and cause the positive power stud to ground to the alternator case.
- Consequence
- The alternator can get hot enough to catch fire which could spread to other areas of the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these alternators.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during August 1998.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 north power LLC at 1-716-492-2278 or orion bus at 1-905-403-1111.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V189000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 10, 1998
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Owner notification
- August 21, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 45
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator
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