By model year
Orion II complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Orion II
Every Orion II model year on file, 1983 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years181983 to 2004
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Orion II model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Orion II
- 10V-015 Jan 21, 2010
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…
Powertrain · 426 vehicles - 05V-079 Mar 2, 2005
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
Fuel system · 302 vehicles - 04V-509 Oct 19, 2004
Certain orion buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies
Adaptive equipment · 6 vehicles - 03V-120 Mar 27, 2003
Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window…
Visibility and wipers · 4,191 vehicles - 01V-044-002 Feb 21, 2001
Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw
Steering · 16k vehicles - 01V-033-005 Jan 29, 2001
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers
Electrical system · 927 vehicles - 98V-189 Aug 10, 1998
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with challenger 2000 model 170 series alternators
Electrical system · 45 vehicles - 97V-207 Nov 14, 1997
Vehicle description: compressed natural gas (cng) powered transit buses
Fuel system · 211 vehicles - 97V-002 Jan 2, 1997
Subject vehicles have their wheelchair barriers attached to the floor structure with a bolt threaded into the floor structure
Other or unknown · 578 vehicles - 89V-084 May 19, 1989
Emergency exit label is missing on entrance door and/or exit door for use as emergency exit
Equipment · 1,311 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.