NHTSA recall 04V470000
Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/supercharger
Gillig Phantom
Reported Sep 24, 2004323 vehicles affectedGILLIG CORPORATIONBuilt May 7, 1998 – Nov 5, 1999
The defect
On certain transit buses manufactured with detroit diesel series 50 engine, the turbocharger compressor wheel can break, resulting in shaft imbalance and lubricating oil passes into the exhaust system.
The risk
This can result in an engine compartment fire, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
The remedy
Detroit diesel IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will install an exhaust temperature sensor and reprogram the emc calibration. gillig issued a renotification letter to owners on february 27, 2007. owners should contact detroit diesel at 313-592-3708 or gillig at 510-785-1500.