Gillig Corporation: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Gillig Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 16, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,990. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
GILLIG IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2009 PHANTOM TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2001 THROUGH AUGUST 2009 EQUIPPED WITH LIFT-U WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THE LIFTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOGIC BOARD ASSEMBLY FOR THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT CONTROL BOX, P/NOS. 373-0226 AND 373-0265. THE OUTBOARD RAMP BARRIER COULD FOLD IN TOWARD A LIFT PASSENGER POSSIBLY PINCHING THE PASSENGER'S FEET.
The risk
THE LIFT PASSENGER COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The remedy
GILLIG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BY LIFT-U FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LIFT-U AT 1-209-838-2400 OR GILLIG SERVICE AT 1-800-735-1500.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Gillig Phantom | 0 | 5 | 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 09V359000.
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