NHTSA campaign 04V308000
Gillig Recall 04V-308: GILLIG/HYDROGEN TRANSDUCER
NHTSA recall 04V308000 was reported by GILLIG CORPORATION on June 23, 2004, with 3 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Gillig Low Floor for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on July 12, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V308000 (also written 04V-308 or 04V308)
- Filed by
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V308000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V308000.
Defect description
CERTAIN LOW FLOOR BUSES POWERED BY A GASEOUS HYDROGEN FUEL SYSTEM. THESE TRANSDUCERS WERE MADE OF 17-4 PH STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EMBRITTLEMENT IN A HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT.
Safety consequence
EMBRITTLEMENT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A TRANSDUCER DIAPHRAGM FAILURE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSDUCER. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GILLIG AT 1-510-785-1500.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO 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 04V308000
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.