2000–2002 Gillig LOW Floor recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain LOW Floor 29, 35, and 40 foot buses, the steering gear input shaft bolt installed was a 3/8" diameter coarse thread grade 8 fastener instead of the required 7/16" diameter fine thread grade 8 fastener.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash or some other extraordinary shock load on the steering, a loss of steering could occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the suspect fastener with the correct fastener. Owner notification began august 6, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact gillig at 1-510-785-1500.
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
- 02V189000
- Manufacturer
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 2,558
- Component
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 6, 2002
- Built
- Aug 8, 1997 – Jul 12, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).