Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V413000

Interior lighting

DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-10-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V413000

Interior lighting

Component
Interior lighting
Manufacturer
DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
368
Reported to NHTSA
2009-10-20
Owners notified
2009-10-19

Defect description

DAIMLER BUSES OF NORTH AMERICA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2009 ORION TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

Safety risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

ORION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED BY LUMINATOR FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR ORION AT 1-800-716-7466.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
ORION V2007 2005 2004 2003 2002
ORION VII2009 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.