Glaval Bus Exterior Lighting: Hazard Flashing Warning Lights

Glaval Bus is recalling about 94 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The rear hazard lights will not function if the key is in the ignition increasing the risk of a crash if the bus is incapacitated.

Campaign
10V608000
Manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Reported
7 December 2010
Vehicles
94
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 December 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2009-2011 Glaval Bus Entourage

What the defect is

Glaval is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 entourage transit buses manufactured from november 2009 through november 1, 2010. The rear hazard lights do not operate properly which fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and other associated equipment.

What could happen

The rear hazard lights will not function if the key is in the ignition increasing the risk of a crash if the bus is incapacitated.

What gets fixed

GLAVAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA7 December 2010
  2. Owners notified20 December 2010

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 7 December 2010.

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 at 1-574-262-2212.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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

Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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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