Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V447000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger

DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-09-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V447000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger
Manufacturer
DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
187
Reported to NHTSA
2012-09-13
Owners notified
2012-09-28

Defect description

Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Orion V and model year 2005-2006 Orion VII transit buses equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.

Safety risk

Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DBNA will notify owners. The remedy for this issue is still under development. The safety recall began on September 28, 2012. Owners may contact Daimler Buses North America at 1-800-882-8054.

Notes

Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
ORION V2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
ORION VII2006 2005

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.