NHTSA recall 97V002000
Unknown or other
Orion II and 2 more
Reported Jan 2, 1997578 vehicles affectedORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.Built Jun 7, 1995 – Dec 30, 1996
The defect
The subject vehicles have their wheelchair barriers attached to the floor structure with a bolt threaded into the floor structure. in the case of a frontal crash, at more than 20 miles per hour, with the wheelchair position occupied, there IS a possibly that the bolt threads tapped into the floor structure would strip allowing movement of the wheelchair barrier.
The risk
Failure of the hardware attachment would allow movement of the wheelchair barrier which could cause injuries, or death of the disabled person or other passengers.
The remedy
The existing wheelchair barrier leg mounting bolts will be replaced with new bolts, washers and nuts.