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Model year

1997 Gillig Phantom

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (3)Complaints (0)Investigations (1)Bulletins (3)
Recall campaigns covering this model year35,963 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1997 Gillig Phantom by year filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 1997 Gillig Phantom

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Recall campaigns for the 1997 Gillig Phantom
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
07V-057Feb 15, 2007On certain transit buses equipped with lift-u wheelchair lifts, it is possible for a person to wedge their feet under the solid bar barrier linkageAdaptive equipment4,256Repair or modification
04V-486Oct 7, 2004On certain transit buses equipped with detroit diesel series 40 engines, the turbocharger can fail allowing lubricating oil to spill onto the engineEngine and cooling810Part replacement
02V-059-004Mar 21, 2002On certain transit buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels, due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel…Structure897Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1997 Gillig Phantom

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

0 complaints on file.

    Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
    Investigations

    1 NHTSA investigation on file

    • PE98059 Preliminary evaluation, Structure
      STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF REAR SUSPENSION
      Opened Nov 10, 1998, closed Mar 17, 1999
    Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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    Service bulletins

    3 manufacturer communications cover this model year

    Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

    • FS-2016-06 Dec 20, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      Gillig has received reports of partial cracking in the steering gear mounting plate in some Low Floor buses. We are now requesting that owners of all Low Floor buses from model year 1997 through June, 2015 inspect the steering gear mounting plates per the i…
    • FS-2012-02 Jan 13, 2012 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      GILLIG: GILLIG'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UNDERBODY MAINTENANCE CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTER 11 OF YOUR SERVICE MANUAL. *JS
    • 479 Sep 23, 2003 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      REAR SUSPENSION H-FRAME CRACK MODIFICATION. NOTIFICATION LETTER TO GILLIG PHATOM BUS OWNER, GILLIG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. 2002 MODELS ALSO INCLUDED. *TT
    Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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