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Gillig Corporation on certain transit buses equipped with detroit diesel series 40 engines, the turbocharger can fail allowing lubricating oil to spill onto the engine.

NHTSA campaign 04V-486 · Reported July 10, 2004 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Gillig Corporation
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
COST
Free

The short version

GILLIG CORPORATION reported a problem with the other fuel types turbo/supercharger. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 40 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 04V-486.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 04V-486

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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