Glaval Bus Division: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Glaval Bus Division reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 12, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 302. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 UNIVERSAL, TITAN, TITAN II, PRIMETIME, SPORT, AND APOLLO TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND DECEMBER 2009 FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
The risk
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
The remedy
GLAVAL BUS IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE PERFORMING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-322-2884.
30 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Glaval Sport | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Glaval Titan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Glaval Universal | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Glaval Bus Apollo | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Glaval Sport | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Glaval Titan | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Glaval Universal | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Glaval Bus Apollo | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Glaval Sport | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Glaval Titan | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Glaval Universal | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Glaval Bus Apollo | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Apollo | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Glaval Sport | 0 | 5 | 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 Primetime | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Sport | 0 | 3 | 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 10V143000.
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