NHTSA safety recall

Recall 04V458000

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Glaval · reported 17 Sep 2004 · 95 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

The risk

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS AS NECESSARY. SURE-LOK IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SURE-LOCK AT 1-908-231-1804 OR GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-445-2825.

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
04V458000
Filed by
Glaval Bus Division
Report received
17 Sep 2004
Potentially affected
95

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 Glaval Apollo 2000 Glaval Apollo 2001 Glaval Apollo 2002 Glaval Apollo 2003 Glaval Apollo 2004 Glaval Apollo 1999 Glaval Concorde 2000 Glaval Concorde 2001 Glaval Concorde 2002 Glaval Concorde 2003 Glaval Concorde 2004 Glaval Concorde 1999 Glaval Primetime 2000 Glaval Primetime 2001 Glaval Primetime 2002 Glaval Primetime 2003 Glaval Primetime 2004 Glaval Primetime 1999 Glaval Titan 2000 Glaval Titan 2001 Glaval Titan 2002 Glaval Titan 2003 Glaval Titan 2004 Glaval Titan 1999 Glaval Universal 2000 Glaval Universal 2001 Glaval Universal 2002 Glaval Universal 2003 Glaval Universal 2004 Glaval Universal

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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