Vehicle recall 98V331000 · December 22, 1998
1996-1997 Orion VI
Vehicle description: low-floor transit buses equipped with a cast steel steering relay arm.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: low-floor transit buses equipped with a cast steel steering relay arm. The steering arms can fail without warning.
- Consequence
- This condition can leave the bus with no steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these steering arms.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 22, 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
- 98V331000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 22, 1998
- Filed by
- ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Owner notification
- December 22, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 20
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
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