The defect
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Entourage, Sport, Universal, Titan, Titan II, Apollo, Primetime, Concorde, and Concorde II transit buses manufactured August 4, 2009, through June 7, 2010 and equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits within the actuator, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
The risk
High resistance may cause the circuit board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Glaval Bus will notify owners and dealers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2013. Owners may contact Glaval Bus at 1-574-262-2212.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glaval Concorde | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Sport | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Titan | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Universal | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2009, 2010 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2009, 2010 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Concorde | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Primetime | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Sport | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Sport | 2010 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Titan | 2009 | 1 | 11 |
| Glaval Titan | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Titan II | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Universal | 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Universal | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2010 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2013
76 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the electrical system; Glaval Bus Division filed 3 campaigns in all.
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| 13V635000 18 Dec 2013 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 13V627000 17 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V589000 22 Nov 2013 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 13V570000 15 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V566000 13 Nov 2013 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013