Gillig Steering: Pump

Gillig is recalling about 531 vehicles over a problem with the steering. A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of crash.

Campaign
20V392000
Manufacturer
Gillig LLC
Reported
2 July 2020
Vehicles
531
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 August 2020
Repaired
23%
Unrepaired
410

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.

  • 2013-2020 Gillig LOW Floor

Repair progress

410 of 531 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2022.

23% repaired — 121 of 531 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 2013-2020 hybrid and all-electric Low Floor buses equipped with a steering system that uses a high-voltage electric motor and hydraulic pump assembly to provide power steering assist. The shaft coupling between the motor and pump may fail and cause a loss of hydraulic power steering assist.

What could happen

A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of crash.

What gets fixed

Gillig will notify owners, and dealers will replace the motor-pump assemblies, free of charge. The recall began August 13, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA2 July 2020
  2. Owners notified13 August 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2022 — 23% 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 2 July 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 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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