Recall 16V217000

STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

Report Date
20160414
Component
STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
Affected Vehicles
81 models

Defect Description

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."

Safety Consequence

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

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.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2008 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2008 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2008 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2008 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2008 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2008 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2008 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2008 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2008 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2009 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2009 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2009 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2009 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2009 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2009 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2009 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2009 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2009 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2010 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2010 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2010 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2010 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2010 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2010 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2010 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2010 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2010 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2011 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2011 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2011 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2011 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2011 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2011 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2011 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2011 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2011 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2012 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2012 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2012 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2012 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2012 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2012 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2012 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2012 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2012 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2013 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2013 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2013 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2013 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2013 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2013 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2013 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2013 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2013 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2014 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2014 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2014 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2014 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2014 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2014 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2014 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2014 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2014 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2015 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2015 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2015 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2015 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2015 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2015 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2015 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2015 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2015 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR
2016 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO
2016 GLAVAL BUS CONCORDE II
2016 GLAVAL BUS ENTOURAGE
2016 GLAVAL BUS LEGACY
2016 GLAVAL BUS PRIMETIME
2016 GLAVAL BUS SPORT
2016 GLAVAL BUS TITAN
2016 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II
2016 GLAVAL BUS TITAN II LOW FLOOR

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.