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NHTSA recall 97V129000

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Orion Vi

Reported Aug 28, 199720 vehicles affectedORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.Built Dec 1, 1996 – Feb 28, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: low floor transit buses. due to machining and casting variances, two of the steering relay arms on these vehicles can fracture.

The risk

Failure of the steering arm leaves the bus with no steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these steering arms.

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Notes

Owners were notified august 1, 1997, to remove these buses from service until the remedy was performed.a second ownernotificationis expected to begin september 2, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact orion bus at 1-315-768-8101.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.