Recall Register

1996 Orion II: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1996 Orion II. The newest campaign is 03V120000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear. 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, 03V120000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will repair these windows. Owner notification began june 1, 2003. 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 1-800-492-2116.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 4,980 units in total.

  1. 03V120000Received . 4,191 units.

    Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the handle pull force exceeds the 89n force to release the emergency window. Additional force is required to release the window.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, an occupant may have difficulty opening the emergency exit window, increasing the risk of personal injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair these windows. Owner notification began june 1, 2003. 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 1-800-492-2116.

    Report filed by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 97V207000Received . 211 units.

    Fuel System, Other / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filling/Charging

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: compressed natural gas (cng) powered transit buses. The solenoid valve or check valve could allow cng to flow when not required.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If an ignition source was present, there is a potential for a fire and/or explosion.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Personnel will go to owners and replace the change out of the recalled solenoid valves.

    Report filed by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 97V002000Received . 578 units.

    Unknown or Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The subject vehicles have their wheelchair barriers attached to the floor structure with a bolt threaded into the floor structure. In the case of a frontal crash, at more than 20 miles per hour, with the wheelchair position occupied, there is a possibly that the bolt threads tapped into the floor structure would strip allowing movement of the wheelchair barrier.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of the hardware attachment would allow movement of the wheelchair barrier which could cause injuries, or death of the disabled person or other passengers.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The existing wheelchair barrier leg mounting bolts will be replaced with new bolts, washers and nuts.

    Report filed by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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. 19831
  2. 19841
  3. 19851
  4. 19861
  5. 19871
  6. 19881
  7. 19921
  8. 19931
  9. 19952
  10. 19963
  11. 19973
  12. 19985
  13. 19994
  14. 20004
  15. 20013
  16. 20021
  17. 20041

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. 1996 Orion II: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/orion/ii/1996/. 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
ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Orion II?
4,980 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Orion II have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Orion II, model years 1983 to 2004. 3 of them name the 1996 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Orion II open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.