Recall 11V402000
Equipment — Glaval · reported 2 Aug 2011 · 39 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 TITAN II AND UNIVERSAL TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2010, THROUGH JULY 1, 2011. ONE OF THE FIRE SUPPRESSION DISCHARGE NOZZLES WAS INCORRECTLY PLACED IN THE DRIVER'S STATION.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A SYSTEM DISCHARGE, A SIGNIFICANT CLOUD OF POWDER COULD BE RELEASED INTO THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT POSSIBLY OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS SITUATION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The fix
GLAVAL BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2011. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GETAWAY MARKETING, INC. AT 1-941-747-5486 EXT. 221 OR GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-445-2825.
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
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.
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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