NHTSA Campaign 06V211000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. · Reported Jun 14, 2006 · 405 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G ENGINES, HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE LOW PRESSURE NATURAL GAS REGULATOR GASKET TO LEAK COOLANT AND DRIP ONTO THE TERMINALS OF THE BATTERY CHARGING ALTERNATOR.

Consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy

DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E028000) AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES BY REPLACING THE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR GASKET FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-3708 OR ORION BUS AT 905-403-7832.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ORION V 2002 405
ORION V 2003 405
ORION V 2004 405
ORION VI 2002 405
ORION VI 2003 405
ORION VI 2004 405
ORION VI 2005 405

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V211000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.