2007 Glaval Apollo recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Glaval bus is recalling 466 buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
💥 The risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
🔧 The fix
Glaval bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E095). The recall began on may 10, 2008. Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or glaval bus at 1-574-262-2212.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V155000
- Manufacturer
- GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
- Vehicles affected
- 466
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-322-2884
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 10, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.