Orion II Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 17 model years of the Orion II (1983–2004).
Pick your Orion II model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Orion II | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Orion II | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 Orion II | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 Orion II | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 Orion II | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 Orion II | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 Orion II | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 Orion II | 1 | 0 |
All Orion II recalls (10)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Orion II, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) (power train)
Daimler buses is recalling certain orion transit buses equipped with the morse remote throttle control. The morse remote throttle control panel is located in the engine compartment and a switch on it is labeled, "throttle"; "off" or "front" and "on" or "rear" selecting the active engine control station. If a person operating the engine…
Remedy: Daimler will provide instructions to modify the wiring to the morse throttle control switch. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on april 1, 2010. Owners may contact daimler buses at…
Model years: 1992, 1993, 1998
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Fuel system, diesel
On certain transit buses, the fuel lift pump could fail in a manner which results in engine fuel starvation, which could result in a stall condition. Potential lift pump failure modes include: brush wear out, bushing failure, rotor tab insert failure, or any other failure mode that would cause the fuel pumping element to stop spinning.
Remedy: Cummins is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or orion bus at 905-403-7807.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Certain orion buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies. The sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
Remedy: Sure-lok will conduct the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Owners should contact sure-lok at 1-866-787-3565 or orion…
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Glass, side/rear (visibility)
Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the handle pull force exceeds the 89n force to release the emergency window. Additional force is required to release the window.
Remedy: Dealers will repair these windows. Owner notification began june 1, 2003. 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…
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Tie rod assembly (steering)
Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began may 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
Model years: 1999
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12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Remedy: Orion will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…
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Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with challenger 2000 model 170 series alternators. The positive power stud may not be properly seated in place causing a loose connection. This loose connection causes an over-heat condition when the alternator is under a load. Also the material used to insulate the power stud from the…
Remedy: Dealers will replace these alternators.
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Filling/charging (fuel system)
Vehicle description: compressed natural gas (cng) powered transit buses. The solenoid valve or check valve could allow cng to flow when not required.
Remedy: Personnel will go to owners and replace the change out of the recalled solenoid valves.
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Unknown or other
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…
Remedy: The existing wheelchair barrier leg mounting bolts will be replaced with new bolts, washers and nuts.
Model years: 1995, 1996
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Labels (equipment)
Emergency exit label is missing on entrance door and/or exit door for use as emergency exit. Push out window instruction label does not start with the words emergency exit.
Remedy: Install missing labels and replace incorrect labels.
Model years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Other Orion models
- VI4 complaints
- I2 complaints
- Orion2 complaints
- V2 complaints
- VII2 complaints
- Orion V0 complaints
- Orion VII0 complaints
- Orion VII Li-Ion Ess0 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.