The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Glaval Bus Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan II, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal transit buses. The seats were mounted with washers that may crack and dislodge, resulting in the seats being not securely mounted.
The risk
If the seat is loose at the base there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a sudden stop or crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective washers, free of charge. The recall began on November 9, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-0497.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glaval Commute | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II LOW Floor | 2017, 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2017, 2018 |
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 Commute | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Commute | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Apollo | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II LOW Floor | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Titan II LOW Floor | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
Other seats recalls in 2017
32 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the seats; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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| 17V767000 29 Nov 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V764000 29 Nov 2017 | Bugatti |
| 17V725000 17 Nov 2017 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 17V716000 14 Nov 2017 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017