- Vehicles
- 1,096
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Apr 2005
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 June 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and April 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2005 Gillig 29 Foot LOW FloorBuilt January 2004 to April 2005
- 2004-2005 Gillig 35 AND 40 Foot LOW FloorBuilt January 2004 to April 2005
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
This could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash could occur without prior warning.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAST IRON TORQUE ROD CLAMPS WITH A FABRICATED STEEL CLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to April 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 June 2005
- Owners notified17 June 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 June 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact gillig at 510-785-1500.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.