Gillig Steering: Critical Fasteners

Gillig is recalling about 1,189 vehicles over a problem with the steering. A loose steering shaft can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
24V514000
Manufacturer
Gillig, LLC
Reported
5 July 2024
Vehicles
1,189
Built between
Jul 2023 – Apr 2024
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 August 2024
Repaired
60%
Unrepaired
474

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2023 and April 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2023-2024 Gillig LOW FloorBuilt July 2023 to April 2024

Repair progress

474 of 1,189 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

60% repaired — 715 of 1,189 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 2023-2024 Low Floor transit buses. The steering spline shaft fasteners may have been improperly tightened, allowing the steering spline shaft to loosen.

What could happen

A loose steering shaft can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Gillig will tighten the fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024.

Parts involved

  • Steering shaft fastener05-37731-000Connector of the steering shaft to miter box

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2023 to April 2024
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 July 2024
  3. Owners notified13 August 2024
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 60% 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 5 July 2024.

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 1-510-264-5073 or 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.nhtsa.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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