Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V520000

Electrical system

Glaval Bus Division filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-10-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V520000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
Glaval Bus Division
Vehicles affected
699
Reported to NHTSA
2013-10-18
Owners notified
2013-11-14

Defect description

Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Entourage, Sport, Universal, Titan, Titan II, Apollo, Primetime, Concorde, and Concorde II transit buses manufactured August 4, 2009, through June 7, 2010 and equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits within the actuator, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.

Safety risk

High resistance may cause the circuit board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Glaval Bus will notify owners and dealers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2013. Owners may contact Glaval Bus at 1-574-262-2212.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 9 models.

ModelYears on record
GLAVAL Concorde2010 2009
GLAVAL Primetime2010 2009
GLAVAL Sport2010 2009
GLAVAL Titan2010 2009
GLAVAL Titan II2010 2009
GLAVAL Universal2010 2009
GLAVAL BUS Apollo2010 2009
GLAVAL BUS Concorde II2010 2009
GLAVAL BUS Entourage2010 2009

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.