Orion VI recalls and problems

6 recalls and 3 owner complaints for 6 model years. Pick your year for full details.

Recalls

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Choose a model year

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Fires
2005 VI	1	0	0
2004 VI	1	0	0
2003 VI	1	0	0
2002 VI	3	0	0
2001 VI	1	0	0
2000 VI	3	3	3

Problem area	Reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	3
Tires	1

Recall	Date	Years	Component	Summary
10V-538	Nov 2, 2010	2000	Equipment Adaptive/Mobility	Daimler bus is recalling certain model year 1995 through 2000 transit buses manufactured from january 1996 through december 2000.
10V-015	Jan 21, 2010	2002	Power Train	Daimler buses is recalling certain orion transit buses equipped with the morse remote throttle control.
06V-211	Jun 14, 2006	2002–2005	Engine and Engine Cooling	On certain buses equipped with detroit diesel series 50g engines, higher than expected temperatures will allow the low pressure natural gas regulator gasket to leak coolant and drip onto the terminals of the battery…
03V-120	Mar 27, 2003	2000–2001	Visibility	Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.
03V-063	Feb 24, 2003	2002	Engine and Engine Cooling	On certain transit buses equipped with detroit diesel series 50 engine configurations, a hydraulic motor used to drive the engine cooling fan motor has two hoses connected to it, including a high pressure input hose.
01V-033	Jan 29, 2001	2000	Electrical System	Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers.

By owner complaints to NHTSA, the 2000 Orion VI has the most reports (3). Check the 2000 page for the problems owners describe.

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls covering Orion VI model years 2000–2005.

Owners report service brakes, hydraulic, tires problems most often.