- Vehicles
- 951
- Built between
- Jan 2019 – Jul 2019
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 August 2019
- Repaired
- 37%
- Unrepaired
- 581
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2019 and July 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019 Glaval Bus CommuteBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Glaval Bus Concorde IIBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Glaval Bus EntourageBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Glaval Bus LegacyBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Glaval Bus PrimetimeBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Glaval Bus UniversalBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Startrans MfsabBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Startrans PS2Built January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Startrans Senator IIBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
- 2019 Startrans Senator II HDBuilt January 2019 to July 2019
Repair progress
581 of 951 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2021.
37% repaired — 355 of 951 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 15
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 2019 Glaval Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Universal, Commute, Startrans Candidate II, P/S2, Senator II, Senator II HD, Senator II MPV, and MFSAB buses. The driver's upper seat belt restraint and bottom retractor anchor bolts may not have been fully tightened during manufacturing, and, as a result, the bolts may loosen.
What could happen
If the bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the tightness of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2019 to July 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 July 2019
- Owners notified27 August 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 2021 — 37% 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 24 July 2019.
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 at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1061.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 05-1061
- 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.