Model year

2004 Gillig Phantom

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

Recalls (6)Complaints (0)Investigations (0)Bulletins (2)

Recall campaigns covering this model year65,719 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 2004 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

6 recall campaigns cover the 2004 Gillig Phantom

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2004 Gillig Phantom
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
09V-368	Sep 28, 2009	Connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector	Lighting	1,053	Repair or modification
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	Repair or modification
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	Repair or modification
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	Not stated
04V-500	Oct 14, 2004	Certain gillig buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies	Adaptive equipment	242	Part replacement
04V-485	Oct 7, 2004	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…	Engine and cooling	149	Not stated

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2004 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

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

2 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

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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