NHTSA campaign 04V470000
Gillig Recall 04V-470: GILLIG/FAIL ENGINE TURBOCHARGER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V470000 was reported by GILLIG CORPORATION on September 24, 2004, with 323 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Gillig Phantom for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on February 27, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V470000 (also written 04V-470 or 04V470)
- Filed by
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 323 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Turbo/Supercharger
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V470000. 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 04V470000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50 ENGINE, THE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR WHEEL CAN BREAK, RESULTING IN SHAFT IMBALANCE AND LUBRICATING OIL PASSES INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURIES.
Manufacturer remedy
DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND REPROGRAM THE EMC CALIBRATION. GILLIG ISSUED A RENOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708 OR GILLIG AT 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 04V470000
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.