2000 Gillig Phantom: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2000 Gillig Phantom. The newest campaign is 04V486000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Oct 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V486000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the turbocharger to prevent the possibility of an engine compartment fire. Detroit diesel is conducting owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Gillig issued a renotification letter to owners on february 27, 2007. Owners should contact detroit detroit diesel at 313-5923708 or gillig at 510-785-1500.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 5,933 units in total.
- 04V486000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger
- 02V059004Structure / Body / Door
- 02V071003Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
- 01V033004Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
04V486000Received . 810 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain transit buses equipped with detroit diesel series 40 engines, the turbocharger can fail allowing lubricating oil to spill onto the engine.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in a fire in the engine compartment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the turbocharger to prevent the possibility of an engine compartment fire. Detroit diesel is conducting owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Gillig issued a renotification letter to owners on february 27, 2007. Owners should contact detroit detroit diesel at 313-5923708 or gillig at 510-785-1500.
Report filed by GILLIG CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V059004Received . 897 units.
Structure / Body / Door
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain transit buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels, due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause separation of the frame and door panel.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under these conditions, if the panel is separating or has separated, a passenger could fall from the bus onto the roadway, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Vapor will notify customers to have their buses inspected and will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements free of charge. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vapor corporation at 847-967-8300 or vapor at 1510-785-1500.
Report filed by GILLIG CORPORATION.
02V071003Received . 2,113 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers, the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact gillig at 1-510-785-1500 or vanner at 1-800-227-6937.
Report filed by GILLIG CORPORATION.
01V033004Received . 2,113 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Vanner will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Vanner is conducting the owner notification for this campaign and was expected to begin during march 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vanner at 1-800-227-6937.
Report filed by GILLIG CORPORATION.
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2000 Gillig PhantomThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 Gillig Phantom: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gillig/phantom/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GILLIG CORPORATION
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Gillig Phantom?
- 5,933 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Gillig Phantom have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the Gillig Phantom, model years 1984 to 2009. 4 of them name the 2000 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Gillig Phantom open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.