Glaval Bus recall: Structure
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Glaval Bus Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal shuttle buses equipped with Safe Fleet Prolo Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
What could happen
If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hatch, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-748-3440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1115.
Vehicles covered
- Glaval Bus Apollo 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Commute 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Entourage 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Legacy 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Primetime 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Titan 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Titan Ii Low Floor 2018–2019
- Glaval Bus Universal 2018–2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 19V824000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 18, 2019
- Owners notified
- Dec 10, 2019
- Vehicles or items affected
- 356
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 1, 2018 to Jun 19, 2019
- Part
- Structure › Emergency › Escape/egress/exit
- Maker's own recall number
- 05-1115
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
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
- Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment Oct 30, 2023
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Glaval Bus / Startrans recall: Seat belts Jul 24, 2019
- Elkhart / Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 18, 2018
- Glaval Bus recall: Seat belts Jul 25, 2018
- Glaval Bus recall: Seat belts Jun 7, 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.