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Gillig Corporation on certain phantom and low floor transit buses equipped with cummins 8.3L and 8.9L isc and isl diesel engines, oil can leak into the engine compartment from a crack in the cup plug.

NHTSA campaign 04V-485 · Reported July 10, 2004 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Gillig Corporation
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
CUMMINS WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.
COST
Free

The short version

GILLIG CORPORATION reported a problem with the engine diesel. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN PHANTOM AND LOW FLOOR TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 8.3L AND 8.9L ISC AND ISL DIESEL ENGINES, OIL CAN LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM A CRACK IN THE CUP PLUG.

WHY IT MATTERS

OIL LEAKAGE ON A HOT ENGINE CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

WHAT TO DO

CUMMINS WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 04V-485.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 04V-485

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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