Vehicle recall 04V485000 · October 7, 2004
Gillig LOW Floor and Phantom
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 compartment from a crack in the cup…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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 compartment from a crack in the cup plug.
- Consequence
- Oil leakage on a hot engine can result in an engine compartment fire, possibly resulting in injuries.
- Remedy
- Cummins will conduct the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Cummins will isntall a steel cup plug boss cap on the affected engines. Owners should contact cummins customer assistance center at 1-800-343-7357 or gillig at 510-785-1500.
- Notes
- Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V485000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 7, 2004
- Filed by
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 149
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Gillig LOW Floor (2003-2004): 2004, 2003
- Gillig Phantom (2004): 2004
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