Glaval Bus / Startrans recall: Service brakes, hydraulic
What is wrong
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."
What could happen
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.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Glaval Bus Legacy 2016–2017
- Startrans Ps2 2016–2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V749000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 18, 2016
- Owners notified
- Nov 23, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 63
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 9, 2015 to Aug 4, 2016
- Part
- Service brakes, hydraulic; Electrical system › Instrument cluster/panel
- Maker's own recall number
- 51-10022016-0252
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 101
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Glaval Bus recall: Structure Nov 18, 2019
- Glaval Bus / Startrans recall: Seat belts Jul 24, 2019
- Forest River / Glaval Bus / Startrans recall: Service brakes, air Oct 31, 2018
- Elkhart / Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 18, 2018
- Glaval Bus recall: Seat belts Jul 25, 2018
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.