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1998 ORION ORION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 366306 · 2002-04-29

Vehicle

Make
ORION
Model
ORION
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Daimler Commercial Buses NA
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ORION RECEIVED NOTICE OF A BUS FIRE ON A 1998 OPERATED BY COMMAND BUS COMPANY. AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY IGNITION OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID RELEASED FROM THE FAN MOTOR HOSE CONNECTION INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE O-RING REMOVED FROM THE FAN MOTOR WAS DAMAGED AND WAS NOT INSTALLED AS RECOMMENDED BY ORION IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
565471
Machine
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