Vehicle recall 04V610000 · December 28, 2004
Gillig LOW Floor and Phantom
On some buses, certain tie rod clamps installed on tie rod assemblies could fail and lead to a steering malfunction.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On some buses, certain tie rod clamps installed on tie rod assemblies could fail and lead to a steering malfunction.
- Consequence
- If both clamps were to fail and the cross tube start to unscrew, significant vehicle misalignment would evolve with the potential for the tie rod end to separate from the cross tube, resulting in loss of steering control and possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Arvin-meritor will notify gillig customers and conduct the remedy at no charge to the customer. Owners should contact arvin-meritor at 1-248-435-1000 or gillig at 1-510-785-1500.
- Notes
- Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V610000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 28, 2004
- Filed by
- GILLIG CORPORATION
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 324
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Linkages › Tie rod assembly
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 (2004): 2004
- Gillig Phantom (2004): 2004
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