NHTSA campaign 04V486000

Gillig Recall 04V-486: ENGINE TURBOCHARGER/SERIES 40/DETROIT DIESEL

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V486000 was reported by GILLIG CORPORATION on October 7, 2004, with 810 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Gillig Low Floor and Gillig Phantom for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on February 27, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V486000 (also written 04V-486 or 04V486)
Filed by: GILLIG CORPORATION
Report received: October 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 810 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Other Fuel Types — Turbo/Supercharger
Owners notified: February 27, 2007

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V486000. 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, 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Gillig Phantom
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Gillig recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V486000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 40 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. GILLIG ISSUED A RENOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DETROIT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-5923708 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 04V486000

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.