NHTSA Recall 09V368000 — Gillig Interior Lighting

What's wrong

GILLIG CORPORATION IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2009 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2001 AND SEPTEMBER 2009 EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

The risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

The fix

GILLIG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SPETEMBER 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR GILLIG FIELD SERVICES AT 1-800-735-1500.

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign

09V368000

Filed by

Gillig Corporation

Report received

28 Sep 2009

Owners notified

29 Sep 2009

Potentially affected

1,053

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.

2001 Gillig Low Floor 2002 Gillig Low Floor 2003 Gillig Low Floor 2004 Gillig Low Floor 2005 Gillig Low Floor 2006 Gillig Low Floor 2007 Gillig Low Floor 2008 Gillig Low Floor 2009 Gillig Low Floor 2001 Gillig Phantom 2002 Gillig Phantom 2003 Gillig Phantom 2004 Gillig Phantom 2005 Gillig Phantom 2006 Gillig Phantom 2007 Gillig Phantom 2008 Gillig Phantom 2009 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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