Forest River, Inc. | NHTSA Recall #14V599000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 14V599000 by Forest River, Inc.. Affecting 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 Includes 828 affected units, Wheelchair Lift - Platform Cracking, component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel 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
Defect Summary
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.
Corrective Action
Forest river will notify owners to take buses to a ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 1, 2014. owners may contact glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.