Recall Register

2019 Glaval Bus Universal: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2019 Glaval Bus Universal. The newest campaign is 24V253000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Apr 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. 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.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 24V253000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and secure the brake lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Bus Customer Service Phone Number at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Bus number for this recall is 05-1756.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 4,987 units in total.

  1. 24V253000Received . 3,680 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River Bus, LLC. (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2024 Starcraft Allstar, Senator II, 2022-2024 Starcraft Allstar MVP, Senator II MVP, Eldorado National Advantage, 2018 Starcraft Candidate II, 2023 Starcraft Starlite, 2023-2034 Champion Challenger, Elkhart Coach ELKC, and 2019-2024 Glaval Universal transit buses. Unsecured brake lines may be damaged by contact with the frame rail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Damaged brake lines can cause loss of brake pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and secure the brake lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Bus Customer Service Phone Number at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Bus number for this recall is 05-1756.

    Report filed by Forest River Bus, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 05-1756. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 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: .

  3. 19V542000Received . 951 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2019 Glaval Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Universal, Commute, Startrans Candidate II, P/S2, Senator II, Senator II HD, Senator II MPV, and MFSAB buses. The driver's upper seat belt restraint and bottom retractor anchor bolts may not have been fully tightened during manufacturing, and, as a result, the bolts may loosen.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the tightness of the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1061.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 05-1061. 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. 20061
  2. 20071
  3. 20081
  4. 20091
  5. 20101
  6. 20112
  7. 20123
  8. 20133
  9. 20145
  10. 20154
  11. 20164
  12. 20175
  13. 20185
  14. 20193
  15. 20201
  16. 20212
  17. 20222
  18. 20232
  19. 20243

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. 2019 Glaval Bus Universal: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/glaval-bus/universal/2019/. 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 Bus, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 Glaval Bus Universal?
4,987 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 Universal have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Glaval Bus Universal, model years 2006 to 2024. 3 of them name the 2019 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 Glaval Bus Universal open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.