Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V321000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

GLAVAL BUS DIVISION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-07-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V321000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component: Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer: GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Vehicles affected: 381
Reported to NHTSA: 2012-07-09
Owners notified: 2012-07-16

Defect description

GLAVAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Safety risk

A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

GLAVAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-347-7440.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-423(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

21 model years across 9 models.

Model	Years on record
GLAVAL Apollo	2007
GLAVAL Primetime	2010 2008
GLAVAL Sport	2009 2008
GLAVAL Titan	2009 2008
GLAVAL Titan II	2011 2010
GLAVAL Universal	2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
GLAVAL BUS Apollo	2010 2009
GLAVAL BUS Concorde II	2010 2009
GLAVAL BUS Entourage	2011 2010

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.