2004 Gillig 29 Foot LOW Floor & 2004 Gillig 35 AND 40 Foot LOW Floor recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain transit buses equipped with webasto heaters, the burner tubes are made of material that does not meet specifications AND could fail prematurely.
💥 The risk
Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Webasto is conducting the owner notification AND remedy for this campaign. Websto will replace the suspected defective parts. Owners may contact webasto at 810-593-6000 or gillig at 510-264-5031.
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
- 05V106000
- Manufacturer
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 10
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Owner phone
- 1-810-593-6000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Mar 9, 2004 – Aug 26, 2004
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.