Vehicle recall 81V006000 · January 7, 1981

1977-1979 Gillig Gillig

Tire pressure and rim size information may have been omitted from the vehicle tire information plate that is mounted in the driver"s compartment.

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

Summary: Tire pressure and rim size information may have been omitted from the vehicle tire information plate that is mounted in the driver"s compartment.
Remedy: Corrected information plates will be supplied by manufacturer without cost to owner.
Notes: Vehicle description: school buses and transit buses.system: labels; information and certification.consequences of defect: lack of proper information may cause over orunder-inflation of tires, which can lead to air loss and, possibly, loss ofvehicle control and an accident.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 81V006000
Reported to NHTSA: January 7, 1981
Filed by: GILLIG CORPORATION
Owner notification: December 11, 1980
Vehicles potentially affected: 367
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components: Equipment › Other › Labels

Recall 81V006000 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 (1977-1979): 1979, 1978, 1977

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