2000–2002 Gillig LOW Floor recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain 1998-2002 35' and 40' buses and 1999-2002 29' buses, the installation of the air conditioner unit uses bolts along the edge of the housing for attachment. One specific bolt CAN be too close to the main power cable attachment. Positional tolerance or the use of too long a bolt could cause an electrical short.
💥 The risk
An electrical short could lead to component failure or potentially a vehicle fire.
🔧 The fix
Customers have been notified to cut the excess length of the air conditioner unit mounting bolt. Owner notification began october 28, 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 1-800-735-1500.
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
- 03V055000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FS-2002-05
- Manufacturer
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 644
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-735-1500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 28, 2002
- Built
- Jan 1, 1998 – Nov 30, 2002
- Recall started by
- ODI
- 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).