NHTSA campaign 03V392000

Gillig Recall 03V-392: GILLIG/ENGINE ELECTRICAL

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 03V392000 was reported by GILLIG CORPORATION on October 14, 2003, with 2,201 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Gillig Low Floor for model years 1997–2002. Owners were notified on October 29, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V392000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V392000 (also written 03V-392 or 03V392)
Filed by: GILLIG CORPORATION
Report received: October 14, 2003
Potentially affected: 2,201 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
Owners notified: October 29, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V392000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Gillig

Gillig Low Floor
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 1997 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Gillig recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V392000.

Defect description

INCORRECT ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND SECUREMENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD COME LOOSE.

Safety consequence

INCORRECT ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORTS, ARCING, AND FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING FOR CORRECT CABLE ASSEMBLY, FASTNER TORQUE, AND CORRECT WIRE PROTECTION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 29, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT GILLIG AT 510-785-1500.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V392000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.