Recall Register

1988 Orion I: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 Orion I. The newest campaign is 07V024000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Feb 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V024000, in the NHTSA record

Daimlerchrysler commercial is working with lift-u to repair these buses (please see 06e-093). Owners will receive a free repair kit along with installation instructions free of charge. Owners may contact lift-u at 209-838-2400 or orion bus at 905-403-7807.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,948 units in total.

  1. 07V024000Received . 3,637 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain transit buses equipped with lift-u wheelchair lifts, it is possible for a person to wedge their feet under the solid bar barrier linkage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    While sitting in a wheelchair, a person with no shoes and who does not have control of their feet could twist their feet and get them forced under the linkage which could result in an injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimlerchrysler commercial is working with lift-u to repair these buses (please see 06e-093). Owners will receive a free repair kit along with installation instructions free of charge. Owners may contact lift-u at 209-838-2400 or orion bus at 905-403-7807.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NA.

  2. 89V084000Received . 1,311 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Emergency exit label is missing on entrance door and/or exit door for use as emergency exit. Push out window instruction label does not start with the words emergency exit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Buses are not in compliance with FMVSS 217.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install missing labels and replace incorrect labels.

    Report filed by BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19771
  2. 19781
  3. 19791
  4. 19801
  5. 19811
  6. 19821
  7. 19831
  8. 19841
  9. 19851
  10. 19861
  11. 19872
  12. 19882
  13. 19891
  14. 19901
  15. 19911
  16. 19922
  17. 19932
  18. 19941

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1988 Orion I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/orion/i/1988/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 Orion I?
4,948 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Orion I have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Orion I, model years 1977 to 1994. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Orion I open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.