Orion V, Orion Vii, model years 2004 to 2008. Filed by Daimler Buses North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 September 2012. 187 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Orion V and model year 2005-2006 Orion VII transit buses equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V447 cover?
- Orion V, Orion Vii, model years 2004-2008.
- What is wrong with them?
- Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Orion V and model year 2005-2006 Orion VII transit buses equipped with John Deere Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) turbocharged engines.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. DBNA will notify owners. The remedy for this issue is still under development. The safety recall began on September 28, 2012. Owners may contact Daimler Buses North America at 1-800-882-8054.
- 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: “Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V447 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger |
| Reported to NHTSA | 13 September 2012 |
| Model years | 2004-2008 |
| Vehicles named | ORION V, ORION VII |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire, and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DBNA will notify owners. The remedy for this issue is still under development. The safety recall began on September 28, 2012. Owners may contact Daimler Buses North America at 1-800-882-8054.
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 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V447, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v447/
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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Other Orion notices we hold
- 16V017: model year 2010-2012 Orion VII transit buses manufactured April 5, 2010, to October 31, 2012, equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats
- 15V288: model year 2007-2012 Orion VII natural gas-powered transit buses manufactured January 1, 2007, to October 1, 2012
- 14V106: model year 2007-2012 Orion VII transit buses manufactured January 2007 through October 2012 equipped with certain Cummins Westport Model ISL G engines
- 13V476: model year 2003-2008 Orion V and model year 2002-2010 VII buses equipped with Sure Power equalizers and DC-DC Converters
- 13V056: model year 2011-2012 Orion VII transit buses equipped with disc brakes using MGM brake components
- 11V421: MODEL YEAR 2010 ORION VII TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A CUMMINS ISB, ISX, ISC, OR ISL DIESEL ENGINE
All 7 Orion campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V447 on 23 August 2026, they were:
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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