NHTSA safety recall

Recall 12V321000

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Glaval, Glaval Bus · reported 9 Jul 2012 · 381 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

GLAVAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

The risk

A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIR’S OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

The fix

GLAVAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-347-7440.

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-423(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
12V321000
Filed by
Glaval Bus Division
Report received
9 Jul 2012
Owners notified
16 Jul 2012
Potentially affected
381

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.

2007 Glaval Apollo 2008 Glaval Primetime 2010 Glaval Primetime 2008 Glaval Sport 2009 Glaval Sport 2008 Glaval Titan 2009 Glaval Titan 2010 Glaval Titan Ii 2011 Glaval Titan Ii 2006 Glaval Universal 2007 Glaval Universal 2008 Glaval Universal 2009 Glaval Universal 2010 Glaval Universal 2011 Glaval Universal 2009 Glaval Bus Apollo 2010 Glaval Bus Apollo 2009 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2010 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2010 Glaval Bus Entourage 2011 Glaval Bus Entourage

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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