Glaval Bus Seat Belts

Glaval Bus is recalling about 704 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. If the seat belt end does not remain secured to the vehicle, the occupant will not be restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

Campaign
18V376000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
7 June 2018
Vehicles
704
Built between
Mar 2017 – Sep 2017
Models
9
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 July 2018
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
704

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2017 and September 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus ApolloBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus CommuteBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus Concorde IIBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus EntourageBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus LegacyBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus PrimetimeBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus Titan IIBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus Titan II LOW FloorBuilt March 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017-2018 Glaval Bus UniversalBuilt March 2017 to September 2017

Repair progress

704 of 704 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.

0% repaired — 0 of 704 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Glaval Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan II, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal transit buses. A washer used in mounting the driver's seat belt assembly may break, allowing the seat-belt to separate from the vehicle.

What could happen

If the seat belt end does not remain secured to the vehicle, the occupant will not be restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting washers, free of charge. The recall began on July 2, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2017 to September 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 June 2018
  3. Owners notified2 July 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 0% repaired

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 June 2018.

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 Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-0751.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
35-0751
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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