- Vehicles
- 812
- Built between
- From Feb 1975
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 March 1978
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1975 and an unspecified date. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1976-1978 Gillig GilligBuilt February 1975 to unknown
What the defect is
The brake shoe welds on rear brake assemblies may loosen where the brake shoe web joins the brake shoe table. Complete brake shoe failure could result on the axle side affected.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHOE ASSEMBLIES WITHOUT CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1975 to unknown
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 March 1978
- Owners notified13 March 1978
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 March 1978.
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.
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
Vehicle description: school buses.system: service brakes; brake shoes.consequences of defect: failure of the brake shoe assembly could lead to lossof vehicle control without prior warning and an accident.note: until replacement of defective assemblies is completed, brake shoeassemblies should be inspected at frequent intervals for evidence of weldcracking or failure. Dealer should be contacted immediately if such evidence isfound.
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.