Orion Orion Vii Li-Ion Ess, Orion Orion Vii Li-Ion Hybrid, model years 2006 to 2011. Filed by Daimler Buses North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 28 October 2011. 1,300 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler buses is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 orion vii li-ion hybrid transit buses manufactured from july 2008 through august 2011 and model year 2006 orion vii li-ion ess transit buses manufactured from may 2006 through may 2007, contains bae systems (bae) lithium ion energy storage system (ess). …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V523 cover?
- Orion Orion Vii Li-Ion Ess, Orion Orion Vii Li-Ion Hybrid, model years 2006-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- DAIMLER BUSES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 ORION VII LI-ION HYBRID TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2008 THROUGH AUGUST 2011 AND MODEL YEAR 2006 ORION VII LI-ION ESS TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007, CONTAINS BAE SYSTEMS (BAE) LITHIUM ION ENERGY...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THIS CAN RESULT IN THE UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY'S STORED ENERGY, CREATING A RISK OF SMOKE, MELTING AND CHARRING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. ORION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY BAE SYSTEMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA AT 1-905-403-1111.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS CAN RESULT IN THE UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY'S STORED ENERGY, CREATING A RISK OF SMOKE, MELTING AND CHARRING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V523 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| System at fault | Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 October 2011 |
| Model years | 2006-2011 |
| Vehicles named | ORION ORION VII LI-ION ESS, ORION ORION VII LI-ION HYBRID |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN THE UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY'S STORED ENERGY, CREATING A RISK OF SMOKE, MELTING AND CHARRING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
The remedy
ORION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY BAE SYSTEMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA AT 1-905-403-1111.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V523, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v523/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
9c05658b - Consequence
f4b30451 - Remedy
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