Gillig Corporation: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger
Gillig Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 7, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 810. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 40 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. GILLIG ISSUED A RENOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DETROIT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-5923708 OR GILLIG AT 510-785-1500.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Gillig Low Floor | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Gillig Low Floor | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Gillig Low Floor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Gillig Low Floor | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Gillig Low Floor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Gillig Low Floor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Gillig Low Floor | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V486000.
Full record for the 2003 Gillig Low Floor → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →