2008 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL Recalls (11)

Campaign:
09V212000 on 06/10/2009
Component:
Equipment:air conditioner
Manufactured:
06/30/2008 - 01/30/2009
Affected:
45
Defect:
Glaval bus is recalling 45 model year 2008 and 2009 transit buses manufactured between july 1, 2008 and january 31, 2009, equipped with carrier k410 rooftop mounted condensers. the cover of the condenser assembly may interfere with the coil header when the cover is placed on the unit assembly. the potential interference prevents the cover from resting on the unit mounting surface, creating a gap between the cover and unit assembly.
Consequence:
This condition will not permit the cover fasteners to securely clamp the cover to the unit assembly, which may result in the cover dislocating from the unit during operation, possibly causing a crash or cause injury to pedestrians.
Correction:
Glaval will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. the safety recall began on july 14, 2009. owners may contact glaval at 1-800-333-0510 or carrier at 1-800-673-2431.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
09V402000 on 10/14/2009
Component:
Equipment:air conditioner
Manufactured:
06/30/2008 - 09/29/2009
Affected:
24
Defect:
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 transit buses equipped with carrier k410 rooftop condensers. inadequate overcurrent protection of one or more of the fans in the k410 condenser may cause overheating of the fan's wires.
Consequence:
Overheating of the condenser unit wires could result in a fire causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Correction:
Glaval bus will notify owners to contact an authorized carrier dealer to obtain the remedy. please also see carrier's defect report 09e-055. the safety recall began on october 28, 2009. owners may contact carrier at 1-800-673-2431 or glaval bus toll-free at 1-800-450-2211.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
09V421000 on 10/29/2009
Component:
Interior lighting
Affected:
161
Defect:
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2009 transit buses equipped with luminator horizon led side destination signs. the connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.
Consequence:
A short could occur, possibly causing smoke and fire.
Correction:
Glaval bus will notify owners and luminator will repair the buses free of charge. please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. the safety recall began on november 10, 2009. owners may contact luminator at 1-972-516-3033 or glaval bus at 1-574-262-2212.
Notes:
Glaval bus' recall campaign number is 17744.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
10V143000 on 04/11/2010
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
11/30/2007 - 12/30/2009
Affected:
302
Defect:
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 universal, titan, titan ii, primetime, sport, and apollo transit buses manufactured between december 2007 and december 2009 fitted with ricon public use lifts. the restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. ricon has discovered, however, that it is possible for the operator to insert the belt tongue into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism. in this case, the restraint belt would appear to be latched, and the operator could run the lift. if the restraint belt tongue is not fully engaged into the restraint belt buckle, and latched, the lift may operate with an occupant on the platform.
Consequence:
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
Correction:
Glaval bus is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. the safety recall began on april 26, 2010. owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or glaval bus at 1-800-322-2884.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
10V144000 on 04/12/2010
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
09/30/2007 - 12/30/2009
Affected:
132
Defect:
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 transit buses manufactured between october 2007 through december 2009, equipped with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function, should the "up" switch be released before the floor level limit switch is activated, the lift may continue its upward travel and may overrun the floor level cut off point.
Consequence:
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
Correction:
Glaval bus will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. a software solution for this safety defect is under investigation. until the software solution is available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a dvd-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. the safety recall began on april 26, 2010. owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or glaval bus at 1-800-322-2884.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
10V618000 on 12/13/2010
Component:
Equipment
Manufactured:
07/31/1999 - 07/30/2007
Affected:
119
Defect:
Glaval is recalling certain model year 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008 ford e350/e450 universal, chevy/gmc 4500/5500 titan and freightliner mb-55 apollo transit buses manufactured from august 1999 through july 2007, and equipped with a trans/air ta73 evaporator. the evaporator utilizes a power resistor to regulate blower speed. should a short occur in the "low or medium speed" circuit while the blower is in high speed, the short will cause the supply voltage to feedback through the resistor to ground, not drawing enough current to trip the fuse.
Consequence:
This would cause the resistor temperature to rise to a point where it will melt and possibly ignite the plastic blower housing to which it is mounted. the overheating can result in a fire.
Correction:
Glaval in cooperation with trans air will install a thermal shutdown device in series with the speed resistors. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on december 23, 2010. owners may contact trans air warranty and service center at 1-800-673-2446.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
12V011000 on 01/12/2012
Component:
Equipment:air conditioner
Manufactured:
01/01/2006 - 12/30/2010
Affected:
1,407
Defect:
Glaval is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2007 transit buses built on ford, gmc, chevrolet, and freightliner chassis and equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.
Consequence:
If sufficient arcing occurs, the fuse holder may melt, and a vehicle fire may occur.
Correction:
Glaval will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on january 14, 2012. (see carrier's recall campaign 11e-003.) owners may contact carrier at 1-800-348-7440.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
12V321000 on 07/08/2012
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Affected:
381
Defect:
Glaval is recalling certain buses equipped with braun century-2 and/or vista-2 wheelchair lifts. over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
Consequence:
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. if this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchair's occupant could fall and sustain injury.
Correction:
Glaval will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. owners may contact glaval bus at 1-800-347-7440.
Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-423(tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
12V580000 on 12/12/2012
Component:
Equipment
Manufactured:
12/31/2006 - 12/02/2012
Affected:
704
Defect:
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 transit buses, models: entourage, sport, universal, titan, titan ii, apollo, primetime, and concord; and manufactured january 1, 2007, through december 3, 2012. the buses are equipped with a ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which has an optional armored pendant cable. the cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.
Consequence:
The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.
Correction:
Glaval bus will notify owners and direct them to contact ricon. ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. the recall campaign began on january 23, 2013. owners may contact glaval bus at 1-574-262-2212 or ricon at 1-818-267-3000.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
14V226000 on 04/29/2014
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2006 - 12/02/2012
Affected:
42
Defect:
Glaval bus (glaval) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 universal, primetime, sport, concorde, titan, titan ii, entourage and apollo transit buses manufactured january 1, 2007, through december 3, 2012, and equipped with certain ricon s-series and k-series wheelchair lifts, with an optional armored pendant cable. the armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.
Consequence:
If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.
Correction:
Glaval will notify owners, and ricon will send owners a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin in june 2014. owners may contact glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2824 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at recall.admin@wabtec.com.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
14V599000 on 09/25/2014
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 09/25/2014
Affected:
828
Defect:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 glaval universal, primetime, sport, titan, and titan ii transit and shuttle buses manufactured january 1, 2006, to september 26, 2014, and equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon. the platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Consequence:
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. when the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Correction:
Forest river will notify owners to take buses to a ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 1, 2014. owners may contact glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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