2018 GLAVAL BUS COMMUTE Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 18V136000 on 02/27/2018
- Component:
- Exterior lighting:hazard flashing warning lights
- Manufactured:
- 01/25/2017 - 02/04/2018
- Affected:
- 65
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2018 glaval bus commute transit buses built on a 2018 ford transit van chassis. the hazard lights on these vehicles may not illuminate or flash when the ignition is turned off. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence:
- If the hazard lights do not function when the ignition is off, the stopped vehicle may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will wire the hazard warning signal flashers into their programmable relay power centers, free of charge. the recall began on march 2, 2018. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-343-5111. forest river's number for this recall is 35-0649.
- 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:
- 18V366000 on 06/05/2018
- Component:
- Suspension:rear:springs:leaf spring assembly:u-bolt, leaf spring to axle
- Manufactured:
- 04/23/2018 - 05/22/2018
- Affected:
- 144
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2018 forest river rockport, elkhart coach ece4 and glaval bus commute, and 2018-2019 starcraft bus allstar, allstar mvp, senator ii and senator ii mvp transit buses. the u-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened.
- Consequence:
- The loose u-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the tightness of the u-bolt, replacing or tightening the u-bolt as necessary, free of charge. the recall began june 27, 2018. owners may contact rockport customer service at 1-888-711-1600, glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825, starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440, and elkhart customer service at 1-866- 478-7652. forest river's number for this recall is 51-0752.
- 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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