Vehicle recall 80V011000 · February 19, 1980

1977-1978 Gillig Gillig

The restraining barriers on the involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection".

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: The restraining barriers on the involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection". Due to improper alignment, the barrier mounting bolts may not be secured through the floor tapping strip.
Remedy: The dealer will add lock nuts to the restraining barrier mounting bolts at no charge to owner.
Notes: Vehicle description: school buses.system: structure; restraining barriers, mounting bolts.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, the barrier might notadequately restrain the occupants in the seat immediately to the rear of thebarrier, which would increase the chances of injury.note: the defect may be detected by visual inspection of the curb-side barrierfloor attachment bolts, from the underside of the vehicle.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 80V011000
Reported to NHTSA: February 19, 1980
Filed by: GILLIG CORPORATION
Owner notification: April 4, 1980
Vehicles potentially affected: 198
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components: Seats

Recall 80V011000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Gillig Gillig (1977-1978): 1978, 1977

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