Recall campaign · NHTSA 24V324000

Seats

Forest River Bus, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2024-05-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 24V324000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Forest River Bus, LLC
Vehicles affected
58
Reported to NHTSA
2024-05-10
Owners notified
2024-05-22

Defect description

Forest River Bus, LLC. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Glaval Universal and Mobility Trans Safetbus transit buses, equipped with certain GO-ES Space Saver Foldaway Seats. The recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Safety risk

The seat back could release under the shoulder belt load, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and repair the seat, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1774.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
GLAVAL BUS Universal2024
MOBILITY TRANS Safetbus2024

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.