NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE03008
Preliminary Evaluation · Gillig, LLC · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
ODI IS NOW AWARE OF 37 FIRES REPORTED IN THE SUBJECT POPULATION.ODI FIRE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF SOME OF THE FIRES BUT ADDITIONAL FIRES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF ANY OTHER CAUSES MAY EXIST.ADDITIONAL FIRE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND BUS OPERATORS.REPORTS OF THE RESULTS OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING COMPILED AND WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE03008
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Gillig, LLC
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2003
- Closed
- Jun 30, 2003
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
2 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.