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1998-2000 Gillig Low Floor and Gillig Phantom recall: 12v/24v/48v battery

Gillig Corporation reported this safety recall on March 7, 2001. It covers about 2,113 vehicles.

vehicles affected
2,113
reported
Mar 7, 2001
related complaints
1

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

What is wrong
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Risk
Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
Remedy
Vanner will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Vanner is conducting the owner notification for this campaign and was expected to begin during march 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vanner at 1‑800‑227‑6937.

Recall number 01V033004

Affected vehicles

Owner complaints about the same problem

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1 complaints about electrical problems.

1998 Gillig Low Floor1999 Gillig Low Floor2000 Gillig Low Floor1998 Gillig Phantom1999 Gillig Phantom2000 Gillig Phantom

Questions about recall 01V033004

Is there a recall on the 1998-2000 Gillig Low Floor and Gillig Phantom 12v/24v/48v battery?

Yes. Recall 01V033004, reported on March 7, 2001, covers about 2,113 vehicles.

What is the fix for recall 01V033004?

Vanner will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Vanner is conducting the owner notification for this campaign and was expected to begin during march 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vanner at 1‑800‑227‑6937.

Is the recall repair free?

Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.

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