Glaval Bus Division: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Glaval Bus Division reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 20, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 215. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN PLATFORM LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES." A PASSENGER CAN APPROACH THE EXPOSED LIFT DOORWAY WITHOUT THE AUDIBLE ALARM ALERTING THEM OF THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE THRESHOLD.
The risk
SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The remedy
GLAVAL IS WORKING WITH BRAUN CORPORATION TO HAVE THE DOORWAY LIFT FIXED FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 06E094). OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN CORPORATION AT 1-800-946-7513 OR GLAVAL AT 1-574-262-2212.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Glaval Apollo | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Concorde II | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Titan | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Universal | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Apollo | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Concorde II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Titan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Universal | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V014000.
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