NHTSA Campaign 05V478000

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Issued by GILLIG CORPORATION · Reported Oct 12, 2005 · 34 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB-02 DIESEL ENGINES BUILT WITH EMC CONTROLLED FUEL LIFT PUMPS. ERRATIC VOLTAGE SUPPLY TO THE FUEL LIFT PUMP CAUSES PREMATURE ELECTRIC BRUSH WEAR INTERNAL TO THE FUEL LIFT PUMP. THIS PREMATURE WEAR COULD RESULT IN FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE AND IN SOME CASES MAY CAUSE AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.

Consequence

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

CUMMINS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GILLIG, WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES BY EMC RECALIBRATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-DIESELS OR GILLIG AT 1-510-785-1500.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
GILLIG 29 FOOT LOW FLOOR 2004 34
GILLIG 29 FOOT LOW FLOOR 2005 34

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V478000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.