NHTSA recall 98V166000
Suspension › Front
Orion Vi
Reported Jul 20, 199831 vehicles affectedORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.Built Jan 8, 1996 – Jun 22, 1998
The defect
Vehicle description: transit buses built with zf front axles equipped with lucas disc brakes. the brake lever connecting the brake chamber pushrod to the disc brake actuator can contact the air bag support gusset during application of the brakes and become jammed and will not release the brake when the driver removes their foot from the brake pedal.
The risk
Since this IS a steering axle, unwanted application of the brake can cause the vehicle to turn in the direction of the locked wheel increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Dealers will rework the brake levers on the subject buses.