# 2000 ORION VI — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `487512` · 2004-07-30 · Daimler Commercial Buses NA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ORION
- **Model:** VI
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Daimler Commercial Buses NA
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 151,500
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
1) INTERUPTION OF SERVICE REPORTED BY BUS OPERATOR AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUESTED.  2) MECHANICAL FAILURE OF PNEUMATIC BRAKE CHAMBER CAUSING BRAKES TO DRAG RESULTING IN SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGNITE THE TIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE VEHICLE.  3) ALTERNATE BRAKE CHAMBER HAS BEEN RESEARCHED, TESTED AND IMPLEMENTATION STARTED.*AK
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