Vehicle recall 98V210000 · September 21, 1998
Orion V and VI
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with wheel chair barriers.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- This condition could allow movement of the wheel chair which could cause personal injury, or death, to the wheel chair occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the existing wheel chair barrier leg mounting bolts with new bolts, nuts and washers.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during October 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 orion 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
- 98V210000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 21, 1998
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Owner notification
- October 5, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 723
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Unknown or other
Vehicles covered
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