Gillig, LLC: Structure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit:Latching/Release System (2013 GILLIG LOW FLOOR)
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- Company / brand
- Gillig, LLC
- Product
- 2013 GILLIG LOW FLOOR
- Reason / hazard
- A window that opens during a crash may not properly retain passengers, increasing the risk of injury.
- What to do (remedy)
- Gillig will work with Arrow to replace the emergency release bar assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2026. Owners may contact Gillig customer service at 1-800-735-1500.
- Distribution / sold at
- Potentially affected: 6
- Defect
- Gillig, LLC (Gillig) is recalling certain 2013 Low Floor transit buses. The emergency exit window latch may fail, allowing the window to open during a crash. As such, these emergency exit windows fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- Component
- STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT:LATCHING/RELEASE SYSTEM
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