Gillig Fuel System, Other: Pressure Relief Devices

Gillig is recalling about 275 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. If the fuel system ruptures from exposure to heat, there may be an increased risk of injury.

Campaign
20V239000
Manufacturer
Gillig LLC
Reported
29 April 2020
Vehicles
275
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 May 2020
Repaired
42%
Unrepaired
159

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2018-2020 Gillig LOW Floor

Repair progress

159 of 275 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2022.

42% repaired — 116 of 275 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Gillig LLC (Gillig) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Low Floor transit buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). The thermally activated pressure relief device (PRD) installed on the CNG fuel system may not vent the system when exposed to heat, potentially resulting in the system rupturing.

What could happen

If the fuel system ruptures from exposure to heat, there may be an increased risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Gillig will work with Agility to notify customers and replace the PRDs, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA29 April 2020
  2. Owners notified15 May 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2022 — 42% repaired

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 29 April 2020.

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 Agility customer service at 1-949-267-7745 or Gillig customer service at 1-800-735-1500.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Gillig LLC
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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