Recall Register

2000 Orion II: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2000 Orion II. The newest campaign is 05V079000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Mar 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Diesel. 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, 05V079000, in the NHTSA record

Cummins is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or orion bus at 905-403-7807.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 5,426 units in total.

  • 05V079000Fuel System, Diesel
  • 04V509000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 03V120000Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear
  • 01V033005Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

  1. 05V079000Received . 302 units.

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain transit buses, the fuel lift pump could fail in a manner which results in engine fuel starvation, which could result in a stall condition. Potential lift pump failure modes include: brush wear out, bushing failure, rotor tab insert failure, or any other failure mode that would cause the fuel pumping element to stop spinning.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the fuel lift pump pumping element stops spinning and the fuel pumping vanes stop in a location which blocks fuel flow through the lift pump, the engine will be starved of fuel. Fuel starvation could cause low engine power, engine misfire, or engine stall. Prior to the engine stalling, the operator could experience low engine power, engine misfire, and/or dash-mounted fault lamp illumination.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Cummins is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or orion bus at 905-403-7807.

    Report filed by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD..

  2. 04V509000Received . 6 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain orion buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies. The sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Sure-lok will conduct the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Owners should contact sure-lok at 1-866-787-3565 or orion at 905-403-1111.

    Report filed by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD..

  3. 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: .

  4. 01V033005Received . 927 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Orion will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. 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 vanner at 1-800-227-6937.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION.

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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.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Orion II: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/orion/ii/2000/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Orion II?
5,426 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 2000 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Orion II open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.