- Vehicles
- 198
- Built between
- Apr 1977 – Jul 1978
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 4 April 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1977 and July 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1977-1978 Gillig GilligBuilt April 1977 to July 1978
What the defect is
The restraining barriers on the involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection". Due to improper alignment, the barrier mounting bolts may not be secured through the floor tapping strip.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL ADD LOCK NUTS TO THE RESTRAINING BARRIER MOUNTING BOLTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1977 to July 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 February 1980
- Owners notified4 April 1980
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 19 February 1980.
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
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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: structure; restraining barriers, mounting bolts.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, the barrier might notadequately restrain the occupants in the seat immediately to the rear of thebarrier, which would increase the chances of injury.note: the defect may be detected by visual inspection of the curb-side barrierfloor attachment bolts, from the underside of the vehicle.
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.