NHTSA campaign 04V485000

Gillig Recall 04V-485: GILLIG/CUMMINS/OIL LEAK

NHTSA recall 04V485000 was reported by GILLIG CORPORATION on October 7, 2004, with 149 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Gillig Low Floor and Gillig Phantom for model years 2003–2004.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V485000 (also written 04V-485 or 04V485)
Filed by: GILLIG CORPORATION
Report received: October 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 149 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V485000. 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
- 2003, 2004
Gillig Phantom
- 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V485000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PHANTOM AND LOW FLOOR TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 8.3L AND 8.9L ISC AND ISL DIESEL ENGINES, OIL CAN LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM A CRACK IN THE CUP PLUG.

Safety consequence

OIL LEAKAGE ON A HOT ENGINE CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

Manufacturer remedy

CUMMINS WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. CUMMINS WILL ISNTALL A STEEL CUP PLUG BOSS CAP ON THE AFFECTED ENGINES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CUMMINS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-343-7357 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 04V485000

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.