NHTSA recall 98V210000
Unknown or other
Orion V and 1 more
Reported Sep 21, 1998723 vehicles affectedORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.Built Jan 2, 1997 – Sep 1, 1998
The defect
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with wheel chair barriers. the wheel chair barriers are attached to the floor structure with a bolt threaded into the floor structure. in the case of a frontal crash, with the wheel chair position occupied, the bolt threads could strip allowing movement of the wheel chair barrier.
The risk
This condition could allow movement of the wheel chair which could cause personal injury, or death, to the wheel chair occupant.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the existing wheel chair barrier leg mounting bolts with new bolts, nuts and washers.