Gillig 29 Foot Low Floor 2004

Model 29 Foot Low Floor made in 2004 by Gillig got 3 recalls as well as 2 service bulletins. Technical service bulletines regarding structure and suspension. There were some recalls concerningengine and engine cooling and fuel system, other.

29 foot low floor year 2004

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins

Model 2004

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05V106000	GILLIG CORPORATION	from 03/09/2004 to 08/26/2004	V (Vehicle)	10		ODI	GILLIG CORPORATION	03/17/2005	03/23/2005
Defect Summary	On certain transit buses equipped with webasto heaters, the burner tubes are made of material that does not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
Consequence Summary	Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
Corrective Summary	Webasto is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. websto will replace the suspected defective parts. owners may contact webasto at 810-593-6000 or gillig at 510-264-5031.
Notes	Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP
05V478000	GILLIG CORPORATION		V (Vehicle)	34		MFR	GILLIG CORPORATION	10/12/2005	10/14/2005
Defect Summary	On certain transit buses equipped with cummins isb-02 diesel engines built with emc controlled fuel lift pumps. erratic voltage supply to the fuel lift pump causes premature electric brush wear internal to the fuel lift pump. this premature wear could result in fuel lift pump failure and in some cases may cause an engine stall condition.
Consequence Summary	Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
Corrective Summary	Cummins, in conjunction with gillig, will notify owners and repair the engines by emc recalibration and replacement of the fuel lift pump at no charge to the customer. owners may contact cummins assistance center at 1-800-diesels or gillig at 1-510-785-1500.
Notes	Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration
SUSPENSION - FRONT
05V271000	GILLIG CORPORATION	from 01/01/2004 to 04/11/2005	V (Vehicle)	1096	06/17/2005	MFR	GILLIG CORPORATION	06/09/2005	06/10/2005
Defect Summary	On certain transit buses, the cast clamp portion of the torque rod could crack under initial torqueing of the clamp fasteners resulting in breakage or cracks. casting porosity and incorrect heat treatment caused potential weakness in the cast clamp portion of the torque rod.
Consequence Summary	This could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash could occur without prior warning.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the cast iron torque rod clamps with a fabricated steel clamps free of charge. the recall began on june 17, 2005. owners may contact gillig at 510-785-1500.
Notes	Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
STRUCTURE - BODY
FS-2012-02	01/13/2012	10044128	Gillig: gillig's recommendations for the underbody maintenance can be found in chapter 11 of your service manual. *js	05/14/2012
SUSPENSION - REAR
FS-2008-02	07/28/2008	10027524	Gillig buses: change in torque specification for torque rod mounting on neway rear suspension. *pe	01/23/2009