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Orion - Daimler buses

Official notice

16 Mar 2011

Last checked

16 Mar 2011

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Orion - Daimler buses. On certain buses, a fitting (connected to the hydraulic pump) with an adapter for the wheelchair ramp, could crack and cause hydraulic fluid to leak into the engine compartment. A hydraulic fluid leak could be ignited by the hot turbocharger and result in an engine compartment fire. Correction: Dealers will replace the hydraulic hose and fitting. Published 2011-03-16.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71603

Official notice

2011-03-16

The hazard

On certain buses, a fitting (connected to the hydraulic pump) with an adapter for the wheelchair ramp, could crack and cause hydraulic fluid to leak into the engine compartment. A hydraulic fluid leak could be ignited by the hot turbocharger and result in an engine compartment fire. Correction: Dealers will replace the hydraulic hose and fitting.

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Recall Numbers

71603

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 1996, Make: ORION, Model: VI

Product 2

Year: 1997, Make: ORION, Model: VI

Product 3

Year: 1998, Make: ORION, Model: VI

Product 4

Year: 1999, Make: ORION, Model: VI

Risk / hazard

On certain buses, a fitting (connected to the hydraulic pump) with an adapter for the wheelchair ramp, could crack and cause hydraulic fluid to leak into the engine compartment. A hydraulic fluid leak could be ignited by the hot turbocharger and result in an engine compartment fire. Correction: Dealers will replace the hydraulic hose and fitting.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Orion, Daimler Buses.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

71603

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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