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Orion VII

Every Orion VII model year on file, 1998 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151998 to 2012
Recall campaigns28Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins115Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.751199820002002200420061200820102012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Orion VII complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
1
Fuel system
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Orion VII 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.

Orion VII by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Not decoded0NoneNone4111
2011Not decoded0NoneNone4111
2010Not decoded0NoneNone5019
2009Not decoded10.01008114
2008Not decoded0NoneNone11114
2007Bus1100.01009114
2006Not decoded0NoneNone9114
2005Not decoded0NoneNone12011
2004Not decoded0NoneNone1411
2003Not decoded0NoneNone811
2002Not decoded0NoneNone811
2001Not decoded0NoneNone201
2000Not decoded0NoneNone001
1999Not decoded0NoneNone001
1998Not decoded0NoneNone001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Orion VII

  • 16V-017 Jan 19, 2016
    Affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket
    Seats · 408 vehicles
  • 15V-288 May 15, 2015
    Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather,…
    Engine and cooling · 455 vehicles
  • 14V-106 Mar 5, 2014
    Condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold…
    Engine and cooling · 455 vehicles
  • 13V-476 Sep 27, 2013
    Specific potting compound used in the equalizers and convertors for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being…
    Electrical system · 3,009 vehicles
  • 13V-056 Feb 22, 2013
    In the affected vehicles, the brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released
    Brakes · 171 vehicles
  • 12V-447 Sep 13, 2012
    Turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak
    Engine and cooling · 187 vehicles
  • 11V-421 Aug 15, 2011
    V-band clamp assembly, part numbers q187684, q187685, and q187686, used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the diesel oxidation…
    Engine and cooling · 96 vehicles
  • 11V-214 Apr 1, 2011
    There is insufficient engagement between the teeter lever base and the cam plate
    Latches and locks · 2 vehicles
  • 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
  • 09V-413 Oct 20, 2009
    Connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector
    Lighting · 368 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.