December 20, 2016 Service bulletin

Gillig has received reports of partial cracking in the steering gear mounting plate in some Low Floor buses

Gillig technical service bulletin FS-2016-06 for 1997-2016 Gillig Low Floor, 1997-2008 Gillig 29 Foot Low Floor and 1997-2009 Gillig Phantom and others.

Bulletin number: FS-2016-06
Component: Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Summary: Gillig has received reports of partial cracking in the steering gear mounting plate in some Low Floor buses. We are now requesting that owners of all Low Floor buses from model year 1997 through June, 2015 inspect the steering gear mounting plates per the instructions in this bulletin. Inspections should commence at the next Preventative Maintenance Cycle and continue at every 12,000 mile PM inspection thereafter. Steering Gear Mounting Plates found to have cracks less than 6 inches in length should be changed out at the earliest opportunity. Any bus found to have a Steering Gear Mounting Plate with a crack 6 inches long or longer must be immediately removed from service and the Plate replaced before reentering service. In either instance, Gillig will reimburse owners the cost of any replacement plate and the labor required to perform the repair. Lower floor

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1 complaints in the steering category.

Vehicles covered

Gillig Low Floor 1997-2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Gillig 29 Foot Low Floor 1997-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Gillig Phantom 1997-2009 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Gillig 35 and 40 Foot Low Floor 1997-2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Gillig Bus 1998-1999, 2002 1998 1999 2002
Gillig Low Floor 29' 2001 2001
Gillig School Bus 2002 2002

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