2012 GLAVAL SPORT Complaints and Recall Information
The 2012 GLAVAL SPORT has 0 complaints and 5 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners mostly report issues related to the wheelchair lifts and roof escape hatches affecting safety and equipment reliability.
There are five recalls affecting various systems including wheelchair lifts, roof escape hatches, and air conditioning equipment. These recalls address potential fire hazards, evacuation concerns, falling interior components, and wheelchair lift platform failures.
Recalls- Wheelchair lift pendant cable. Recall 12V580000 affects 704 vehicles. Certain pendant cables may not clear the wheelchair lift and lack proper protective covers, risking short circuits and fire. Owners will be notified to receive supplemental cover kits from Ricon free of charge.
- Roof escape hatch friction. Recall 12V384000 involves 90 vehicles. Excessive friction in roof escape hatches causes opening forces to exceed federal standards, possibly hindering passenger evacuation. Glaval will provide service kits and repair instructions at no cost.
- Air conditioner evaporator mounting. Recall 13V309000 impacts 3,705 vehicles. The rear interior evaporator may detach from its ceiling mounting, posing injury risk from falling components. Dealers will tighten or replace mounting bolts free of charge.
- Wheelchair lift platform side plates. Recall 14V599000 covers 828 vehicles. Cracks in platform side plates can cause the lift platform to separate and fall, endangering the lift operator. Supplemental support bumpers or replacements will be installed at Ricon service centers free of charge.
- Wheelchair lift armored pendant cable. Recall 14V226000 affects 42 vehicles. The armored cable may contact the power lug without adequate nonconductive covers, creating a fire hazard. Owners will receive supplemental cover kits free of charge from Ricon.
Owners with recurring repairs or unresolved safety recall issues may want to review their state’s lemon law protections for potential rights related to these defects.
2012 GLAVAL SPORT Summary
2012
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
5
Total Recalls
5369
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2012 GLAVAL SPORT
42 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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.
Risk: 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.
2012 GLAVAL SPORT
828 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Glaval Universal, Primetime, Sport, Titan, and Titan II transit and shuttle buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Risk: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
2012 GLAVAL SPORT
3705 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Universal, Concorde II, Entourage, Primetime, Titan II, Apollo, and Sport buses, certain model year 2011-2013 Titan II lf and Legacy buses and certain model year 2010 Synergy buses. The affected buses are equipped with a rear interior air conditioner evaporator which may come loose from its ceiling mounting over time.
Risk: The evaporator unit may detach from the ceiling and fall increasing the risk of injury.
2012 GLAVAL SPORT
90 vehicles affected
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 transit buses equipped with Speciality Manufacturing Inc. (SMI) ProLo roof escape hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in opening force of the ProLo roof hatches that exceeds Federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
Risk: In the event of an emergency, passengers' exit from the bus may be hindered, possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
2012 GLAVAL SPORT
704 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 transit buses, models: Entourage, Sport, Universal, Titan, Titan II, Apollo, Primetime, and Concord; and manufactured January 1, 2007, through December 3, 2012. The buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which has an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.
Risk: The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.
Complaints
No complaints found.