What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998140
- Recall date
- 20 July 1998
- Make
- Orion
- Models
- Vi
- Model years
- 1997 to 1998
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 175
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ZF FRONT AXLES AND LUCAS DISC BRAKES.rnTHE BRAKE LEVER CONNECTING THE BRAKE CHAMBER PUSHROD TO THE DISC BRAKE ACTUATOR CAN JAM AGAINST THE AIR BAG SUPPORT GUSSET DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AND WILL NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES THEIR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE UNWANTED APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE ON A STEERING AXLE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LOCKED WHEEL AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.rnCORRECTION: BRAKE LEVERS WILL BE REWORKED 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 1998140.