Forest River, Inc.: Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 13, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 226. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Glaval Universal, Titan II, Titan II Low Floor, Legacy, Concorde II, and Entourage transit buses manufactured April 9, 2014, to October 6, 2014. During the alignment process, a tie rod jam nut my have been left loose.
The risk
A loose tie rod jam nut may result in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tie rod end jam nut, tightening it as needed, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-445-2825 extension 138. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-05262015-0038.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Glaval Bus Concorde II | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Glaval Bus Entourage | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Glaval Bus Legacy | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Glaval Bus Titan II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Glaval Bus Titan II Low Floor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Glaval Bus Universal | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glaval Bus Concorde II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glaval Bus Entourage | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glaval Bus Legacy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glaval Bus Titan II | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glaval Bus Titan II Low Floor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glaval Bus Universal | 0 | 5 | 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 15V283000.
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