Recall Register

2018 Glaval Bus Legacy: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2018 Glaval Bus Legacy. The newest campaign is 19V824000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Nov 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit. 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, 19V824000, in the NHTSA record

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hatch, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-748-3440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1115.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 4,002 units in total.

  1. 19V824000Received . 356 units.

    Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Glaval Bus Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal shuttle buses equipped with Safe Fleet Prolo Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. 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 roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hatch, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-748-3440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1115.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 05-1115. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 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: .

  3. 18V481000Received . 707 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Glaval Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan II, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal transit buses. A washer used in mounting the passenger's seat belt assembly may break, allowing the seat-belt to separate from the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the seat belt end does not remain secured to the vehicle, the occupant will not be restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting washers, free of charge. The recall began on August 20, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-0751. Note: This recall supersedes 18V376.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 35-0751. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 18V376000Received . 704 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Glaval Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan II, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal transit buses. A washer used in mounting the driver's seat belt assembly may break, allowing the seat-belt to separate from the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the seat belt end does not remain secured to the vehicle, the occupant will not be restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt mounting washers, free of charge. The recall began on July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-0751.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 35-0751. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 18V003000Received . 3 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Glaval Legacy transit buses.The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may not been properly tightened, potentially resulting in the caliper detaching.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The calipers can detach resulting in a deduction in braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolts, replacing them as needed, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167, or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-0608.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 35-0608. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 17V585000Received . 707 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Glaval Bus Apollo, Commute, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Titan II, Titan II Low Floor, and Universal transit buses. The seats were mounted with washers that may crack and dislodge, resulting in the seats being not securely mounted.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the seat is loose at the base there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a sudden stop or crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective washers, free of charge. The recall began on November 9, 2017. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-343-5167. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-0497.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 35-0497. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20081
  2. 20091
  3. 20102
  4. 20113
  5. 20123
  6. 20134
  7. 20144
  8. 20155
  9. 20165
  10. 20175
  11. 20186
  12. 20193
  13. 20221

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Glaval Bus Legacy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/glaval-bus/legacy/2018/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2018 Glaval Bus Legacy?
4,002 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Glaval Bus Legacy have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Glaval Bus Legacy, model years 2008 to 2022. 6 of them name the 2018 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Glaval Bus Legacy open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.