Product Wiki · Recalls · Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database

Recall 1998140 — ORION VI 1997-1998

Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database · Canada · 1998-07-20

AI-assisted, human-edited — this page is drafted with AI from public-source data, then reviewed before publication. How we use AI →
Agency
Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database
Recall identifier
1998140
Date of alert
1998-07-20
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk type
recall
Brand
ORION
Product category
Bus
Product type
Vehicle
Reported risk: NOTE: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ZF FRONT AXLES AND LUCAS DISC BRAKES. THE BRAKE LEVER CONNECTING THE BRAKE CHAMBER PUSHROD TO THE DISC BRAKE ACTUATOR CAN JAM AGAINST THE AIR BAG SUPPORT GUSSET DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AND WILL NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES THEIR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE UNWANTED APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE ON A STEERING AXLE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LOCKED WHEEL AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: BRAKE LEVERS WILL BE REWORKED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Primary source: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?la

Verify each fact at the issuing agency before acting. Recall scope, affected lots, and remediation instructions may be updated by the agency after our last sync.

Related

ProductGuru indexes recall and safety-alert records from ~30 public agency registries. We are not lawyers, regulators or product-safety consultants. This page restates what the named agency published; consult the primary source above (or qualified counsel in your jurisdiction) before any commercial, medical or safety decision.