NHTSA campaign 04V458000

Glaval Recall 04V-458: GLAVAL BUS/SURE-LOK/WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT

NHTSA recall 04V458000 was reported by GLAVAL BUS DIVISION on September 17, 2004, with 95 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Glaval Apollo, Glaval Concorde, Glaval Primetime and more for model years 1999–2004.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V458000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V458000 (also written 04V-458 or 04V458)
Filed by: GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Report received: September 17, 2004
Potentially affected: 95 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V458000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Glaval

Glaval Apollo
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Glaval Concorde
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Glaval Primetime
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Glaval Titan
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Glaval Universal
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Glaval recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V458000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS AS NECESSARY. SURE-LOK IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SURE-LOCK AT 1-908-231-1804 OR GLAVAL BUS AT 1-800-445-2825.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V458000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.