What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998139
- Recall date
- 17 July 1998
- Make
- Orion
- Models
- Ii
- Model years
- 1998
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 18
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: BUSES EQUIPPED WITH KING CONTROLS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEMS.rnTHE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE (ETS) SYSTEMS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS CAUSING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. WHEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BUS MAY NOT MOVE AT ALL OR MAY MOVE AT A SPEED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 0 AND THE CURRENT PEDAL SETTING, HOWEVER, THE BUS WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLED PAST THE CURRENT PEDAL SETTING. ANYTIME A VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND AS DESIRED BY THE DRIVER THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.rnCORRECTION: ETS SYSTEMS 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 1998139.