EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Published April 12, 2010 · Recall initiated: April 12, 2010
What's the hazard
GLAVAL BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 UNIVERSAL, TITAN, TITAN II, PRIMETIME, SPORT, AND APOLLO TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2007 AND DECEMBER 2009 FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
What to do
GLAVAL BUS IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE PERFORMING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-322-2884.
Recall details
- Brand
- GLAVAL
- Model
- PRIMETIME
- Manufacturer
- Glaval Bus
- Lot
- 2009 GLAVAL PRIMETIME | 2008 GLAVAL PRIMETIME | 2009 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO | 2007 GLAVAL APOLLO | 2009 GLAVAL TITAN | 2009 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL | 2006 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL | 2007 GLAVAL TITAN | 2006 GLAVAL TITAN | 2007 GLAVAL TITAN II | 2010 GLAVAL BUS APOLLO | 2006 GLAVAL SPORT | 2007 GLAVAL SPORT | 2008 GLAVAL SPORT | 2010 GLAVAL SPORT | 2010 GLAVAL PRIMETIME | 2009 GLAVAL SPORT | 2007 GLAVAL UNIVERSAL | 2008 GLAVAL TITAN | 2009 GLAVAL TITAN II
- Risk classification
- V
- Country
- US
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