NHTSA safety recall

Recall 04V486000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/supercharger — Gillig · reported 7 Oct 2004 · 810 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 fix

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.

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
04V486000
Filed by
Gillig Corporation
Report received
7 Oct 2004
Owners notified
27 Feb 2007
Potentially affected
810

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1997 Gillig Low Floor 1998 Gillig Low Floor 1999 Gillig Low Floor 2000 Gillig Low Floor 2001 Gillig Low Floor 2002 Gillig Low Floor 2003 Gillig Low Floor 1997 Gillig Phantom 1998 Gillig Phantom 1999 Gillig Phantom 2000 Gillig Phantom 2001 Gillig Phantom 2002 Gillig Phantom 2003 Gillig Phantom

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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