Gillig 35 And 40 Foot Low Floor 1997-2008
Model 35 And 40 Foot Low Floor made by Gillig got 2 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Technical service bulletines regarding structure. There were some recalls concerningengine and engine cooling and suspension.
Car model
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 | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| 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 | |