2013 Glaval Bus Apollo: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2013 Glaval Bus Apollo. The newest campaign is 18V640000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Sep 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
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Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V640000, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2018. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0852.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 7,090 units in total.
18V640000Received . 1,525 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Elkhart Coach ECII, Glaval Apollo and Sport buses, 2017-2018 Glaval Commute buses, 2012-2018 Glaval Entourage, Titan and Universal, StarCraft Bus Allstar and Starlite buses, 2013-2018 Glaval Legacy, Primetime and Titan II buses, 2015-2016 Allstar XL MVP buses, 2014-2016 StarCraft Prodigy buses, 2014 StarCraft Quest and Starquest buses, 2017 StarCraft Quest buses and 2016 StarCraft Senator II buses. These vehicles are equipped with certain Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheel chair Lifts that have a wheelchair lift positioning input cam that may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2018. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0852.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-0852. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V217000Received . 1,860 units.
Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Glaval Bus Apollo, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Sport, Titan, Titan II, and Titan II Low Floor transit buses manufactured from August 1, 2008, through March 6, 2016. The labels on the rear emergency exit window are not located within 16 centimeters of the release mechanisms as required. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the label is not located the correct distance from the mechanism, it may hinder an occupant's ability to open the emergency window and escape from the vehicle quickly in the event of an emergency.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Forest River will notify owners, and provide a new label along with instructions for the correct placement of the label on the window. The label and instructions will be provided free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Glaval Bus customer service at 1-574-642-3112. Forest River's number for this campaign is 35-04112016-0168.
Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 35-04112016-0168. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V309000Received . 3,705 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The evaporator unit may detach from the ceiling and fall increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Glaval will notify owners, and dealers will tighten and replace the air conditioner evaporator mounting bolts, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2013. Owners may contact Glaval at 1-800-445-2825 or glavalcustomerservice@forestriverinc.com.
Report filed by Glaval Bus Division. Manufacturer campaign number 09E-061.
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
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Official channels
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Cite this page
Recall Register. 2013 Glaval Bus Apollo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/glaval-bus/apollo/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Forest River, Inc.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Glaval Bus Apollo?
- 7,090 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Glaval Bus Apollo have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Glaval Bus Apollo, model years 2008 to 2019. 3 of them name the 2013 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Glaval Bus Apollo open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.