- Vehicles
- 66
- Built between
- Feb 1982 – Sep 1982
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 November 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1982 and September 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1984 Gillig PhantomBuilt February 1982 to September 1982
What the defect is
The steering column coupling, connecting the steering shaft to gear may have been machined oversized. The inside diameter of the coupling may be too large which may lead to coupling failure.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL PROVIDE TWO KITS; ONE THAT INCLUDES INSPECTION EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COUPLING IS ACTUALLY NON-COMPLIANT, AND THE SECOND TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1982 to September 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 November 1982
- Owners notified30 November 1982
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 22 November 1982.
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: transit buses.system: steering; steering column coupling.consequences of defect: failure of the steering column coupling to perform asintended, might result in a loss of steering control, which could cause anaccident.
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.