2017 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY Recalls (6)
- Campaign:
- 16V749000 on 10/17/2016
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic
- Manufactured:
- 11/08/2015 - 08/03/2016
- Affected:
- 63
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 startrans p/s2 transit buses manufactured january 19, 2016, to may 2, 2016, and model year 2016-2017 glaval legacy transit buses manufactured november 9, 2015, to august 4, 2016, equipped with icu3 instrument clusters and hydraulic brakes. in the event of a brake malfunction, these clusters may illuminate the brake system malfunction telltale/indicator lamp with the word "park" instead of the word "brake". as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 101, "control and displays," and number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems."
- Consequence:
- If the word "park" illuminates instead of the word "brake," the driver may be unaware of a braking issue or malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) authorized service facilities will replace the icu3 dash instrument clusters, free of charge. an interim notice was mailed to owners on november 23, 2016. owners may contact startrans customer service at 1-574-642-3112, glaval customer service at 1-574-343-5167, or dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. forest river's number for this recall is 51-10022016-0252.
- 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:
- 16V749000 on 10/17/2016
- Component:
- Electrical system: instrument panel
- Manufactured:
- 11/08/2015 - 08/03/2016
- Affected:
- 63
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 startrans p/s2 transit buses manufactured january 19, 2016, to may 2, 2016, and model year 2016-2017 glaval legacy transit buses manufactured november 9, 2015, to august 4, 2016, equipped with icu3 instrument clusters and hydraulic brakes. in the event of a brake malfunction, these clusters may illuminate the brake system malfunction telltale/indicator lamp with the word "park" instead of the word "brake". as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 101, "control and displays," and number 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems."
- Consequence:
- If the word "park" illuminates instead of the word "brake," the driver may be unaware of a braking issue or malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) authorized service facilities will replace the icu3 dash instrument clusters, free of charge. an interim notice was mailed to owners on november 23, 2016. owners may contact startrans customer service at 1-574-642-3112, glaval customer service at 1-574-343-5167, or dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. forest river's number for this recall is 51-10022016-0252.
- 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:
- 17V585000 on 09/24/2017
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/2017 - 09/07/2017
- Affected:
- 707
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2018 glaval bus apollo, commute, concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, titan ii, titan ii low floor, and universal transit buses. the seats were mounted with washers that may crack and dislodge, resulting in the seats being not securely mounted.
- Consequence:
- If the seat is loose at the base there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a sudden stop or crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective washers, free of charge. the recall began on november 9, 2017. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-343-5167. forest river's number for this recall is 35-0497.
- 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:
- 18V376000 on 06/07/2018
- Component:
- Seat belts
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/2017 - 09/07/2017
- Affected:
- 704
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2018 glaval apollo, commute, concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, titan ii, titan ii low floor, and universal transit buses. a washer used in mounting the driver's seat belt assembly may break, allowing the seat-belt to separate from the vehicle.
- Consequence:
- If the seat belt end does not remain secured to the vehicle, the occupant will not be restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Forest river has notified owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting washers, free of charge. the recall began on july 2, 2018. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-343-5167. forest river's number for this recall is 35-0751.
- 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:
- 18V481000 on 07/24/2018
- Component:
- Seat belts
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/2017 - 09/07/2017
- Affected:
- 707
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2018 glaval apollo, commute, concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, titan ii, titan ii low floor, and universal transit buses. a washer used in mounting the passenger's seat belt assembly may break, allowing the seat-belt to separate from the vehicle.
- Consequence:
- If the seat belt end does not remain secured to the vehicle, the occupant will not be restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting washers, free of charge. the recall began on august 20, 2018. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-343-5167. forest river's number for this recall is 35-0751. note: this recall supersedes 18v376.
- 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:
- 18V640000 on 09/23/2018
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/2011 - 05/08/2018
- Affected:
- 1,525
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2012-2016 elkhart coach ecii, glaval apollo and sport buses, 2017-2018 glaval commute buses, 2012-2018 glaval entourage, titan and universal, starcraft bus allstar and starlite buses, 2013-2018 glaval legacy, primetime and titan ii buses, 2015-2016 allstar xl mvp buses, 2014-2016 starcraft prodigy buses, 2014 starcraft quest and starquest buses, 2017 starcraft quest buses and 2016 starcraft senator ii buses. these vehicles are equipped with certain ricon s-series and k-series titanium wheel chair lifts that have a wheelchair lift positioning input cam that may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
- Consequence:
- If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. the recall began october 10, 2018. owners may contact ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. forest river's number for this recall is 51-0852.
- 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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