2000 Gillig LOW Floor & 2000 Gillig Phantom recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain transit buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels, due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause separation of the frame and door panel.
💥 The risk
Under these conditions, if the panel is separating or has separated, a passenger could fall from the bus onto the roadway, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Vapor will notify customers to have their buses inspected and will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements free of charge. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vapor corporation at 847-967-8300 or vapor at 1510-785-1500.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V059004
- Manufacturer
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 897
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- Owner phone
- 1-847-967-8300
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Sep 1, 1997 – Mar 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).