NHTSA recall 05V106000
Engine and engine cooling
Gillig 29 Foot Low Floor and 1 more
Reported Mar 17, 200510 vehicles affectedGILLIG CORPORATIONBuilt Mar 9, 2004 – Aug 26, 2004
The defect
On certain transit buses equipped with webasto heaters, the burner tubes are made of material that does not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
The risk
Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
The remedy
Webasto IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. websto will replace the suspected defective parts. owners may contact webasto at 810-593-6000 or gillig at 510-264-5031.