The defect
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS, THE T-NUT WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT LEG TO THE FLOOR TRACK IS MISSING MACHINED BEVELS.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, WITHOUT THE BEVELS, THE SHARP EDGE COULD COME THROUGH THE FLOOR TRACK INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPLACE THE T-NUTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-445-2825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glaval Concorde | 2005, 2006 |
| Glaval Easy ON | 2005, 2006 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2005, 2006 |
| Glaval Titan | 2005, 2006 |
| Glaval Universal | 2005, 2006 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaval Concorde | 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Concorde | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Easy ON | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Easy ON | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2006 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Titan | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Titan | 2006 | 0 | 12 |
| Glaval Universal | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Universal | 2006 | 0 | 13 |
Other seats recalls in 2006
12 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the seats; GLAVAL BUS DIVISION filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 06V479000 21 Dec 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V443000 20 Nov 2006 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 06V374000 27 Sept 2006 | MID BUS CORPORATION |
| 06V304000 7 Aug 2006 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 06V283000 27 Jul 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V228000 23 Jun 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V215000 15 Jun 2006 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 06V197000 7 Jun 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006