3 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 - EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Posted on: 2018-09-24
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2012-2016 elkhart coach ecii, glaval apollo and sport buses, 2017-2018 glaval commute buses, 2012-2018 glaval entourage, titan and universal, starcraft bus allstar and starlite buses, 2013-2018 glaval legacy, primetime and titan ii buses, 2015-2016 allstar xl mvp buses, 2014-2016 starcraft prodigy buses, 2014 starcraft quest and starquest buses, 2017 starcraft quest buses and 2016 starcraft senator ii buses. These vehicles are equipped with certain ricon s-series and k-series titanium wheel chair lifts that have a wheelchair lift positioning input cam that may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
Consequence
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began october 10, 2018. Owners may contact ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Forest river's number for this recall is 51-0852.
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 #3 - 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.