The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Glaval Bus Apollo, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Sport, Titan, Titan II, and Titan II Low Floor transit buses manufactured from August 1, 2008, through March 6, 2016. The labels on the rear emergency exit window are not located within 16 centimeters of the release mechanisms as required. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
The risk
If the label is not located the correct distance from the mechanism, it may hinder an occupant's ability to open the emergency window and escape from the vehicle quickly in the event of an emergency.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and provide a new label along with instructions for the correct placement of the label on the window. The label and instructions will be provided free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Glaval Bus customer service at 1-574-642-3112. Forest River's number for this campaign is 35-04112016-0168.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Sport | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Titan | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II LOW Floor | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
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 Bus Apollo | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2010 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 2016
58 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the structure; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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| 16V908000 16 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V896000 14 Dec 2016 | DRV Suites |
| 16V898000 14 Dec 2016 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 16V893000 13 Dec 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V891000 12 Dec 2016 | Ducati North America |
| 16V867000 2 Dec 2016 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016