The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Glaval Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Universal, Commute, Startrans Candidate II, P/S2, Senator II, Senator II HD, Senator II MPV, and MFSAB buses. The driver's upper seat belt restraint and bottom retractor anchor bolts may not have been fully tightened during manufacturing, and, as a result, the bolts may loosen.
The risk
If the bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the tightness of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1061.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glaval Bus Commute | 2019 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2019 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2019 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2019 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2019 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2019 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2019 |
| Startrans PS2 | 2019 |
| Startrans Senator II | 2019 |
| Startrans Senator II HD | 2019 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
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 Commute | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Startrans Mfsab | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans PS2 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Startrans Senator II | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Startrans Senator II HD | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2019
21 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the seat belts; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V912000 20 Dec 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V877000 11 Dec 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V880000 11 Dec 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V814000 14 Nov 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V788000 1 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V766000 25 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V724000 9 Oct 2019 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 19V690000 1 Oct 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019