3 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - 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.
DEFECT #2 - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Posted on: 2019-07-24
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019 glaval concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, universal, commute, startrans candidate ii, p/s2, senator ii, senator ii hd, senator ii mpv, and mfsab buses. The driver's upper seat belt restraint and bottom retractor anchor bolts may not have been fully tightened during manufacturing, and, as a result, the bolts may loosen.
Consequence
If the bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the tightness of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began august 27, 2019. Owners may contact forest river at 1-800-348-7440. Forest river's number for this recall is 05-1061.
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 - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Posted on: 2019-07-24
Description
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019 glaval concorde ii, entourage, legacy, primetime, universal, commute, startrans candidate ii, p/s2, senator ii, senator ii hd, senator ii mpv, and mfsab buses. The driver's upper seat belt restraint and bottom retractor anchor bolts may not have been fully tightened during manufacturing, and, as a result, the bolts may loosen.
Consequence
If the bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the tightness of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began august 27, 2019. Owners may contact forest river at 1-800-348-7440. Forest river's number for this recall is 05-1061.
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.