2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL Complaints and Recall Information
The 2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL has 0 complaints and 11 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to equipment and adaptive/mobility components, particularly concerning the safety and functionality of wheelchair lifts and air conditioning systems.
The vehicle has 11 recalls affecting various systems including equipment placement, air conditioner components, wheelchair lifts, the electrical system, and the alternator harness. These recalls address potential safety hazards ranging from fire risks to mechanical failures that could result in injury or vehicle crashes.
- Fire suppression nozzle placement. Recall 11V402000 affects 39 buses due to incorrectly placed fire suppression discharge nozzles in the driver station. A powder cloud could obstruct the driver’s view, potentially causing a crash. Owners will be notified and repaired free of charge.
- Air conditioner fuse issues. Recall 12V011000 involves 1407 buses with Carrier GENV EM-1 evaporator units where fuse holders may loosen causing arcing and possible fire. Owners will receive retrofit kits and repair instructions free of charge.
- Wheelchair lift roll stop latch. Recall 12V321000 covers 381 buses where latch misalignment may allow wheelchairs to bypass safety stops. Repairs by authorized dealers will be done free of charge.
- Wheelchair lift pendant cable. Recall 12V580000 affects 704 buses due to improperly installed armored pendant cables that may short circuit and cause fire. Owners are directed to contact Ricon for a cover kit and instructions.
- Lift restraint belt malfunction. Recall 10V143000 includes 302 buses where the restraint belt can appear latched without being fully engaged, risking occupant injury due to potential lift movement. Remedies involve warning decals and training aids provided by Ricon.
- Lift platform software defect. Recall 10V144000 applies to 132 buses with a software issue causing lifts to overtravel upward, risking passenger falls. Owners receive instructions and training aids while a software solution is developed.
- Electric door actuator fire risk. Recall 13V520000 affects 699 buses where voltage spikes can damage actuator circuit boards, increasing fire risk. Circuit boards will be replaced free of charge.
- Rear air conditioner evaporator detachment. Recall 13V309000 involves 3705 buses at risk that the evaporator unit may fall from the ceiling causing injury. Dealers will inspect and tighten mounting bolts or replace parts as needed.
- Wheelchair lift platform side plates cracking. Recall 14V599000 covers 828 buses with Ricon lifts where side plates may crack leading to platform detachment and possible injury. Supplemental supports will be installed and cracked parts replaced free of charge.
- Alternator harness pinching. Recall 14V004000 includes 467 buses where improper clamp installation may pinch wiring causing charging system failure or fire. Inspections and repairs will be performed free of charge.
- Armored pendant cable short circuit risk. Recall 14V226000 affects 42 buses with mispositioned armored cables on wheelchair lifts risking electrical shorts and fires. Owners will receive a cover kit and instructions at no cost.
Owners dealing with repeated repairs, safety defects or unresolved recall issues involving the 2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL may have rights under their state’s lemon law. Consulting a qualified attorney may help in understanding those rights and available remedies.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL Summary
2010
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
11
Total Recalls
8706
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
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.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
467 vehicles affected
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Universal, Entourage, Concorde II, Titan, Titan II and Legacy transit buses manufactured June 1, 2010, through June 30, 2013, and equipped with a Ford 5.4L or 6.8L engine and a Trans/Air-brand air conditioner. In the affected vehicles, depending on the routing of the alternator harness, and the orientation of the heater hose spring clamp at the front of the intake manifold, the alternator harness may be pinched between the spring clamp and the air conditioner compressor mounting bracket.
Risk: The charging system may fail which could lead to the vehicle stalling while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the spring clamp could pierce both the positive and negative wires of the alternator harness creating a short circuit which could result in a fire.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
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.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
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.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
699 vehicles affected
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Entourage, Sport, Universal, Titan, Titan II, Apollo, Primetime, Concorde, and Concorde II transit buses manufactured August 4, 2009, through June 7, 2010 and equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits within the actuator, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
Risk: High resistance may cause the circuit board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
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.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
381 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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.
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¬ÃS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
1407 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
GLAVAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2007 TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON FORD, GMC, CHEVROLET, AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.
Risk: IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
39 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
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.
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.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
132 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2010 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 2009, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN RICON S SERIES AND K SERIES L-MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE LIFT'S "UP" FUNCTION, SHOULD THE "UP" SWITCH BE RELEASED BEFORE THE FLOOR LEVEL LIMIT SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, THE LIFT MAY CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAVEL AND MAY OVERRUN THE FLOOR LEVEL CUT OFF POINT.
Risk: WHEN THE PLATFORM OVERRUNS THE VEHICLE FLOOR LEVEL AND STOPS AT AN ANGLE FROM 15-20 DEGREES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR TO TIP OVER AND FOR SOMEONE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM TO FALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
2010 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL
302 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 UNIVERSAL, TITAN, TITAN II, PRIMETIME, SPORT, AND APOLLO TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND DECEMBER 2009 FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
Risk: THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
Complaints
No complaints found.