| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 13352 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: ORION |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008744000078425000000012 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: VI | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V175000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | Manufacturer That Filed Report: ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 19 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 21 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 52 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 24 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Daimler Commercial Buses NA | Report Received Date: Jul, 31 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 31 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with sunsource/fauver tandem hydraulic pumps. the hydraulic piston pump is driven by the engine and a shaft out of the back of the pump providing power to the power steering pump. the shafts are connected together with a coupling. this coupling is fitted with two retainer clips which keeps it centered between the two pumps. these buses were shipped missing the coupling retainer clips. | Consequence Summary: Excessive movement of the coupling can disengage the two pump shafts, causing loss of power steering. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers are inspecting and retrofitting the couplings on these pumps. | Recall Notes: Owner notification has begun.all owners have been notified. |
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