Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V421000

Interior lighting

GLAVAL BUS DIVISION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-10-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V421000

Interior lighting

Component
Interior lighting
Manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Vehicles affected
161
Reported to NHTSA
2009-10-28
Owners notified
2009-11-10

Defect description

GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2009 TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

Safety risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

GLAVAL BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR GLAVAL BUS AT 1-574-262-2212.

Notes

GLAVAL BUS' RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 17744.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

45 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
GLAVAL Apollo2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
GLAVAL Concorde2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
GLAVAL Primetime2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
GLAVAL Titan2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
GLAVAL Universal2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
GLAVAL BUS Apollo2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.