Glaval Seats

Glaval is recalling about 177 vehicles over a problem with the seats. In the event of a crash, without the bevels, the sharp edge could come through the floor track increasing the risk of injury to seat occupant.

Campaign
06V071000
Manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Reported
9 March 2006
Vehicles
177
Built between
Sep 2005 – Jan 2006
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
24 March 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2005 and January 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005-2006 Glaval ConcordeBuilt September 2005 to January 2006
  • 2005-2006 Glaval Easy ONBuilt September 2005 to January 2006
  • 2005-2006 Glaval PrimetimeBuilt September 2005 to January 2006
  • 2005-2006 Glaval TitanBuilt September 2005 to January 2006
  • 2005-2006 Glaval UniversalBuilt September 2005 to January 2006

What the defect is

On certain buses equipped with seat belts, the t-nut which holds the seat leg to the floor track is missing machined bevels.

What could happen

In the event of a crash, without the bevels, the sharp edge could come through the floor track increasing the risk of injury to seat occupant.

What gets fixed

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPLACE THE T-NUTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 24, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2005 to January 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 March 2006
  3. Owners notified24 March 2006

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 March 2006.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact glaval bus at 1-800-445-2825.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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