The defect
PASSENGERS CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.
The risk
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THEHANDRAIL, AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THEINDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUSINJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
REPLACE OR REPOSITION THE HANDRAILS TO STOP CLOTHING FROM BECOMING CAUGHT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gillig Phantom | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
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 Phantom | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Gillig Phantom | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Gillig Phantom | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Gillig Phantom | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Gillig Phantom | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Gillig Phantom | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Gillig Phantom | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1993
22 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the structure; GILLIG CORPORATION filed 51 campaigns in all.
| 93V221000 30 Dec 1993 | TRACKER MARINE CORP. |
| 93V218000 15 Dec 1993 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 93V207000 7 Dec 1993 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 93V206000 7 Dec 1993 | FAIRMONT TAMPER |
| 93V197000 24 Nov 1993 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 93V185000 8 Nov 1993 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 93V174000 29 Oct 1993 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 93V032006 28 Sept 1993 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993