Gillig LOW Floor (2013-2015): Service brakes, air
Recall 15V219000 · Apr 14, 2015 · Gillig LLC
623
vehicles affected
623
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V219000
- Date
- Apr 14, 2015
- Maker
- Gillig LLC
- Units affected
- 623
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, air > Disc
- Model years
- 2013-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Gillig LLC (Gillig) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Low Floor transit buses manufactured July 8, 2013, to February 7, 2015 and equipped with disc brakes. The front left and right brake air hoses that connect to the brake chamber may touch and rub against the air bag suspension towers.
What can happen
If the front brake hoses rub the air bag suspension tower, a hole may develop and the resulting air leak may reduce the brake air pressure, lengthening the distance needed to stop the transit bus and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Gillig has notified owners, and dealers will replace the brake hoses with shorter ones that will not contact the suspension tower, free of charge. The recall began on April 28, 2015. Owners may contact Gillig customer service at 1-800-735-1500.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V219000?
1 model: Gillig Low Floor (2013-2015), about 623 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V219000?
Gillig has notified owners, and dealers will replace the brake hoses with shorter ones that will not contact the suspension tower, free of charge. The recall began on April 28, 2015. Owners may contact Gillig customer service at 1-800-735-1500.
What can happen?
If the front brake hoses rub the air bag suspension tower, a hole may develop and the resulting air leak may reduce the brake air pressure, lengthening the distance needed to stop the transit bus and increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.