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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glaval Apollo | 2006, 2007 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Sport | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Titan | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Universal | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 Apollo | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Apollo | 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2006 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Sport | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Sport | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Sport | 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| Glaval Sport | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Sport | 2010 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Titan | 2006 | 0 | 12 |
| Glaval Titan | 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| Glaval Titan | 2008 | 1 | 11 |
| Glaval Titan | 2009 | 1 | 11 |
| Glaval Titan | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Universal | 2006 | 0 | 13 |
| Glaval Universal | 2007 | 0 | 12 |
| Glaval Universal | 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Universal | 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Universal | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2010
50 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; GLAVAL BUS DIVISION filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 10V538000 2 Nov 2010 | DAIMLER BUSES NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 10V354000 30 Jul 2010 | TURTLE TOP |
| 10V353000 30 Jul 2010 | TURTLE TOP |
| 10V351000 27 Jul 2010 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 10V352000 27 Jul 2010 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 10V279000 21 Jun 2010 | STARCRAFT BUS |
| 10V278000 21 Jun 2010 | STARCRAFT BUS |
| 10V264000 15 Jun 2010 | COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010