Lion 360, model year 2014. Filed by Lion Bus Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 May 2013. 1 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Lion Bus, Inc. is recalling one model year 2014 360 bus manufactured in December 2012. Due to insufficient distance between the air compressor discharge line and the hydraulic brake line, the lines may chafe against each other resulting in a hole in the brake line.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V179 cover?
- Lion 360, model year 2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Lion Bus, Inc. is recalling one model year 2014 360 bus manufactured in December 2012. Due to insufficient distance between the air compressor discharge line and the hydraulic brake line, the lines may chafe against each other resulting in a hole in the brake line.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A brake line hole could result in a loss of brake fluid. The fluid loss could lengthen the stopping distance required thus increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Lion Bus will notify the owner and an Alliance Bus representative will modify the bus to ensure that there is adequate distance between the air compressor discharge line and the hydraulic brake line. The owner was notified on May 15, 2013.
- 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: “A brake line hole could result in a loss of brake fluid. The fluid loss could lengthen the stopping distance required thus increasing the risk of a crash.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 13V179 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Lion Bus Inc. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 May 2013 |
| Model years | 2014-2014 |
| Vehicles named | LION 360 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A brake line hole could result in a loss of brake fluid. The fluid loss could lengthen the stopping distance required thus increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Lion Bus will notify the owner and an Alliance Bus representative will modify the bus to ensure that there is adequate distance between the air compressor discharge line and the hydraulic brake line. The owner was notified on May 15, 2013.
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 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 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
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 13V179, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v179/
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 Lion notices we hold
- 14V559: model year 2013 and 2014 360 school buses manufactured August 30, 2012, to December 14, 2012
- 14V333: model year 2014 360 school buses manufactured August 2013 to October 2013, and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles
- 13V440: one model year 2013 360 school bus equipped with passenger seats that have three-point seat belts
- 13V375: model year 2013-2014 360 school buses
- 13V374: model year 2013-2014 360 school buses
All 6 Lion campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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