Recall · 21V291000
Gillig recalled 2 models over structure
229
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
April 23, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- The defect
- Gillig, LLC (Gillig) is recalling certain 2020-2021 29, 35, 40-foot Low Floor and BRT buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The overlap between the curb side and street side roof doors is insufficient and may allow the street side door to accidentally open.
- What it can cause
- An open door may strike another vehicle or structure, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install a new locking plate, overlap bracket, and mounting hardware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 14, 2021. Owner may contact Gillig customer service at 1-510-264-5073 or 1-800-735-1500.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| GilligBRT | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| GilligLow Floor | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 229 vehicles this is a small campaign: 59% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Gillig vehicles have been recalled over the structure 2 times before this, most recently in June 2019 as 19V451000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 16 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V142000 (fuel system, diesel), 25V076000 (equipment), 24V958000 (electrical system), 23V812000 (visibility).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Gillig, LLC with NHTSA on April 23, 2021 as campaign 21V291000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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