NHTSA campaign 16V411000 · Manufacturer campaign 35-06022016-0207
Glaval Bus Recall 16V-411: Possible Steering Loss Due to Wrong Spacer
- Do not drive
Owners are advised not to drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done.
NHTSA recall 16V411000 (Manufacturer campaign 35-06022016-0207) was reported by Forest River, Inc. on June 8, 2016, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Glaval Bus Synergy for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on June 10, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V411000 (also written 16V-411 or 16V411)
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 35-06022016-0207
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V411000. 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 Bus
Glaval Bus Synergy
- 2015 · Vehicles built March 23, 2015 – April 29, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V411000.
Defect description
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Glaval Synergy transit buses manufactured March 23, 2015, to April 29, 2015. The affected vehicles are built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis and have steering boxes that were manufactured using incorrect internal spacers, resulting in premature wear in the connection between the steering wheel and the front axle.
Safety consequence
The steering wheel's connection to the front axle could fail resulting in a sudden loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will inspect and replace the steering box, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Note: Owners are urged not to drive their vehicles until they have been inspected. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-262-2212 or Freightliner customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-06022016-0207.
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 16V411000
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.