Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2004 Gillig 35 AND 40 Foot LOW Floor

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
2
Service bulletins

Recalls

2 campaigns
05V271000·SUSPENSION:FRONT2005-06-09

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.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixDEALERS 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.

05V106000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2005-03-17

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH WEBASTO HEATERS, THE BURNER TUBES ARE MADE OF MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.

RiskSHOULD THE BURNER TUBE FAIL, THE COOLANT HEATER COULD OVERHEAT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

FixWEBASTO 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.

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