The defect
CERTAIN LOW FLOOR BUSES POWERED BY A GASEOUS HYDROGEN FUEL SYSTEM. THESE TRANSDUCERS WERE MADE OF 17-4 PH STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EMBRITTLEMENT IN A HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT.
The risk
EMBRITTLEMENT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A TRANSDUCER DIAPHRAGM FAILURE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSDUCER. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GILLIG AT 1-510-785-1500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2003, 2004 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2004 | 0 | 8 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2004
9 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the fuel system, other; GILLIG CORPORATION filed 51 campaigns in all.
| 04V453000 15 Sept 2004 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 04V411000 19 Aug 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V393000 10 Aug 2004 | FONTAINE MODIFICATION CO. |
| 04V378000 2 Aug 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V339000 21 Jul 2004 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY |
| 04V316000 2 Jul 2004 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 04V281000 8 Jun 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V159000 7 Apr 2004 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004