Consumer Complaint Detail

ORION / ORION / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000024196 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: ORISKANY Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Daimler Commercial Buses NA
Model Name: ORION Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Orion received notice of a bus fire on a 1998 operated by command bus company. an investigation concluded that the the fire was caused by ignition of the hydraulic fluid released from the fan motor hose connection into the engine compartment. the o-ring removed from the fan motor was damaged and was not installed as recommended by orion in the service manual. *tt