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Gillig Phantom

Every Gillig Phantom model year on file, 1984 to 2009. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years261984 to 2009
Recall campaigns22Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins39Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.7511984198719901993199611999200220052009
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Gillig Phantom complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Gillig Phantom model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Gillig Phantom by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2009Not decoded0NoneNone203
2008Not decoded0NoneNone202
2007Not decoded0NoneNone502
2006Not decoded0NoneNone402
2005Not decoded0NoneNone302
2004Not decoded0NoneNone602
2003Not decoded0NoneNone602
2002Not decoded0NoneNone402
2001Not decoded0NoneNone503
2000Not decoded0NoneNone403
1999Not decoded0NoneNone503
1998Not decoded0NoneNone614
1997Not decoded0NoneNone313
1996Bus10.0100112
1995Not decoded0NoneNone101
1994Not decoded0NoneNone203
1993Not decoded0NoneNone210
1992Not decoded0NoneNone210
1991Not decoded0NoneNone210
1990Not decoded0NoneNone210
1989Not decoded0NoneNone210
1988Not decoded0NoneNone110
1987Not decoded0NoneNone210
1986Not decoded0NoneNone120
1985Not decoded0NoneNone010
1984Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Gillig Phantom

  • 09V-368 Sep 28, 2009
    Connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector
    Lighting · 1,053 vehicles
  • 09V-359 Sep 16, 2009
    Lifts are equipped with a logic board assembly for the wheelchair lift control box, p/nos. 373-0226 and 373-0265
    Adaptive equipment · 1,990 vehicles
  • 08V-008 Jan 9, 2008
    On certain transit buses equipped with graham-white air dryers, the air dryer timer modules may allow sufficient quantities of moisture to enter…
    Brakes · 249 vehicles
  • 07V-265 Jun 8, 2007
    On certain transit buses built with cummins ism c876 engines, the electronic control module fails to recognize inputs of the vehicle electronic…
    Engine and cooling · 2 vehicles
  • 07V-259 Jun 7, 2007
    On certain transit buses, the hydraulic hose located in the engine compartment was manufactured incorrectly which could cause a hydraulic fluid leak
    Steering · 291 vehicles
  • 07V-057 Feb 15, 2007
    On certain transit buses equipped with lift-u wheelchair lifts, it is possible for a person to wedge their feet under the solid bar barrier linkage
    Adaptive equipment · 4,256 vehicles
  • 06V-427 Nov 9, 2006
    On certain transit buses built with cummins isl and isc diesel engines equipped with the cm850 fuel system, the engine high pressure fuel lines,…
    Fuel system · 1,961 vehicles
  • 05V-473 Oct 12, 2005
    On certain transit buses manufactured with detroit diesel series 50 engines, the electronic control module (ecm) will need to be reprogrammed to…
    Engine and cooling · 5 vehicles
  • 04V-610 Dec 28, 2004
    On some buses, certain tie rod clamps installed on tie rod assemblies could fail and lead to a steering malfunction
    Steering · 324 vehicles
  • 04V-500 Oct 14, 2004
    Certain gillig buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies
    Adaptive equipment · 242 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.