Glaval Bus Power Train: Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch

Glaval Bus is recalling about 6 vehicles over a problem with the power train. This condition can result in the vehicle moving unintentionally or rolling away, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

Campaign
16V890000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
12 December 2016
Vehicles
6
Built between
Apr 2016 – Oct 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 January 2017
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2016 and October 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016 Glaval Bus LegacyBuilt April 2016 to October 2016

What the defect is

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2016 Glaval Legacy transit buses manufactured April 5, 2016, to October 5, 2016. The brake transmission shift interlock feature may be inoperable making it possible to shift into a drive gear without first pressing the brake pedal.

What could happen

This condition can result in the vehicle moving unintentionally or rolling away, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

What gets fixed

Forest River will notify owners. Allison Transmission Distributors and dealers will update the vehicle's software, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2016 to October 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 2016
  3. Owners notified4 January 2017

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 12 December 2016.

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 Allison customer service at 1-800-252-5283, or Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-12022016-0277.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
35-12022016-0277
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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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