The defect
CERTAIN GILLIG BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR TIE-DOWN SECUREMENT ASSEMBLIES. THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE LOAD PAWL NOT TO FULLY SEAT IN THE SPROCKET TEETH.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GILLIG AT 1-800-735-1500..
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gillig LOW Floor | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Gillig Phantom | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 | 1999 | 0 | 10 |
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2000 | 1 | 10 |
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2001 | 0 | 10 |
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2002 | 0 | 8 |
| Gillig LOW Floor | 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| Gillig Phantom | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| Gillig Phantom | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Gillig Phantom | 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| Gillig Phantom | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2004
17 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; GILLIG CORPORATION filed 51 campaigns in all.
| 04V589000 15 Dec 2004 | ACCUBUILT, INC. |
| 04V562000 26 Nov 2004 | MOBILITY WORKS |
| 04V521000 2 Nov 2004 | CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| 04V534000 1 Nov 2004 | ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| 04V520000 26 Oct 2004 | STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY |
| 04V509000 19 Oct 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V505000 15 Oct 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NC |
| 04V503000 6 Oct 2004 | MID BUS CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004