Glaval Primetime, Sport, Titan, Titan II and 1 more (2006-2014): Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 14V599000 · Sep 26, 2014 · Forest River, Inc.
828
vehicles affected
828
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V599000
- Date
- Sep 26, 2014
- Maker
- Forest River, Inc.
- Units affected
- 828
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Model years
- 2006-2014
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Falls
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Glaval Universal, Primetime, Sport, Titan, and Titan II transit and shuttle buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
What can happen
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Forest River will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2014. Owners may contact Glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 45 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V599000?
5 models: Glaval Primetime (2006-2014), Glaval Sport (2006-2014), Glaval Titan (2006-2014) and 2 more, about 828 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V599000?
Forest River will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2014. Owners may contact Glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825.
What can happen?
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.