Glaval, Glaval BUS 2007–2012 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility recall

Recalled April 30, 2014 · NHTSA recall 14V226000 · Glaval

Hazard

If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.

Remedy

Glaval will notify owners, and Ricon will send owners a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2014. Owners may contact Glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2824 or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Units

42 units

Description

Glaval Bus (Glaval) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Universal, Primetime, Sport, Concorde, Titan, Titan II, Entourage and Apollo transit buses manufactured January 1, 2007, through December 3, 2012, and equipped with certain Ricon S-series and K-series wheelchair lifts, with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.

What to do

Product

Glaval APOLLO · Glaval CONCORDE · Glaval ENTOURAGE · Glaval PRIMETIME · Glaval SPORT · Glaval TITAN · Glaval TITAN II · Glaval UNIVERSAL

Manufacturer(s)

Glaval Bus

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov →