What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998111
- Recall date
- 28 May 1998
- Make
- Orion
- Models
- V, Vi
- Model years
- 1997 to 1998
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Heater And Defroster
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 101
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH PROHEAT BRAVO XL2400 AUXILIARY HEATERS.rnTHESE HEATERS HAVE A FUEL REGULATOR WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY AND ALLOWS THE HEATER TO OVER FUEL. IN THIS CONDITION IT IS POSSIBLE FOR FLAMES TO EXIT FROM THE HEATER EXHAUST PIPE. ANYTIME A COMBUSTIBLE FUEL IS ALLOWED TO FLOW UNCONTROLLED IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.rnCORRECTION: FUEL REGULATORS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1998111.