Model year

1997 Orion II

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (3)Complaints (0)Investigations (1)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year34,447 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file

Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1997 Orion II by year filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 1997 Orion II

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Recall campaigns for the 1997 Orion II
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
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	Repair or modification
98V-189	Aug 10, 1998	Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with challenger 2000 model 170 series alternators	Electrical system	45	Part replacement
97V-207	Nov 14, 1997	Vehicle description: compressed natural gas (cng) powered transit buses	Fuel system	211	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1997 Orion II

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

0 complaints on file.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

1 NHTSA investigation on file

SQ98013 Safety query, Electrical system
BATTERY CABLE ABRADING TRANSMISSION HOSE
Opened Jul 16, 1998, closed Sep 29, 1998

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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