Government Shrugs Off Safety Violations on Thousands of Buses
Published Date: 1/6/2025
Notice
Summary
Gillig LLC found that about 925 of their 2013-2019 Low Floor buses didn’t fully meet a safety rule about transmission and starter controls. They asked the government to say this issue doesn’t really affect safety, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration agreed. No recalls or fixes are needed, so bus owners and riders can keep rolling without worry or extra costs.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
No Recall Notice or Free Remedy
If you own or purchased one of about 925 Gillig Low Floor buses (model years 2013–2019) manufactured between December 23, 2013 and February 25, 2019, Gillig is exempted from the legal obligation to notify owners and to provide a free remedy for the FMVSS No. 102 noncompliance. NHTSA granted Gillig's petition and exempted Gillig from the duties in 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 for the subject buses that Gillig no longer controlled when it discovered the issue.
NHTSA Says No Safety Risk
NHTSA determined the FMVSS No. 102 noncompliance in the affected buses is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety because the transmission controller defaults to neutral after an engine start, preventing unintended forward or rearward movement. This finding applies to about 925 MY 2013–2019 Gillig Low Floor buses manufactured between December 23, 2013 and February 25, 2019.
Dealers Still Barred From Selling
Distributors and dealers remain prohibited from selling, offering for sale, or introducing into interstate commerce the noncompliant buses that were under their control after Gillig notified them that the noncompliance existed. That sale prohibition continues even though Gillig is exempted from notifying and providing a free remedy for buses it no longer controlled.
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