NHTSA campaign 12V580000
Glaval and Glaval Bus Recall 12V-580: Wheelchair Lift Armored Cable Short Circuit
NHTSA recall 12V580000 was reported by Glaval Bus Division on December 10, 2012, with 704 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Glaval Concorde, Glaval Primetime, Glaval Sport and more for model years 2007–2012. Owners were notified on January 23, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V580000 (also written 12V-580 or 12V580)
- Filed by
- Glaval Bus Division
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 704 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V580000. 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
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – December 3, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Glaval Concorde
Glaval Entourage
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – December 3, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Glaval Primetime
Glaval Sport
Glaval Titan
Glaval Titan II
Glaval Universal
Glaval Bus
Glaval Bus Apollo
Glaval Bus Entourage
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V580000.
Defect description
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 transit buses, models: Entourage, Sport, Universal, Titan, Titan II, Apollo, Primetime, and Concord; and manufactured January 1, 2007, through December 3, 2012. The buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which has an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.
Safety consequence
The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Glaval Bus will notify owners and direct them to contact Ricon. Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall campaign began on January 23, 2013. Owners may contact Glaval Bus at 1-574-262-2212 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V580000
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.