Glaval Bus Division: Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Glaval Bus Division reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 3, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 90. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 transit buses equipped with Speciality Manufacturing Inc. (SMI) ProLo roof escape hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in opening force of the ProLo roof hatches that exceeds Federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
The risk
In the event of an emergency, passengers' exit from the bus may be hindered, possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
The remedy
Glaval Bus will notify owners. SMI will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began on August 17, 2012. Owners may contact Glaval Bus at 1-574-262-2212 or SMI at 1-800-951-7867.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Glaval Sport | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Glaval Universal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Glaval Bus Entourage | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Glaval Primetime | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Glaval Sport | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Glaval Titan II | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Glaval Universal | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Glaval Bus Entourage | 0 | 9 | 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 12V384000.
Full record for the 2012 Glaval Primetime → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →