2 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - SEATS
Posted on: 2017-09-25
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2017-2018 glaval bus apollo, commute, concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, titan ii, titan ii low floor, and universal transit buses. The seats were mounted with washers that may crack and dislodge, resulting in the seats being not securely mounted.
Consequence
If the seat is loose at the base there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a sudden stop or crash.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective washers, free of charge. The recall began on november 9, 2017. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest river's number for this recall is 35-0497.
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.
DEFECT #2 - STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
Posted on: 2019-11-19
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2018-2019 glaval bus apollo, commute, concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, titan, titan ii low floor, and universal shuttle buses equipped with safe fleet prolo roof escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 217, bus emergency exits and window retention and release.
Consequence
If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hatch, free of charge. The recall began december 10, 2019. Owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-800-748-3440. Forest river's number for this recall is 05-1115.
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.