Forest River Recalls 2019 Glaval and Startrans Buses for Seat Belt Bolt Issue
Forest River is recalling 2019 Glaval and Startrans buses because driver's seat belt anchor bolts may not be fully tightened, potentially causing the seat belt to fail in a crash.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (seat belt anchor bolts) that could lead to injury in a crash, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2019 model year Glaval Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Universal, Commute, and Startrans Candidate II, P/S2, Senator II, Senator II HD, Senator II MPV, and MFSAB buses. The recall involves 951 vehicles.
The driver's upper seat belt restraint and bottom retractor anchor bolts may not have been fully tightened during manufacturing. If these bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the tightness of the affected bolts free of charge. The recall began on August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River at 1-800-348-7440 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- GLAVAL BUS, STARTRANS COMMUTE, PRIMETIME, CONCORDE II, LEGACY
- Brand
- GLAVAL BUS
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Bus
- Affected units
- 951
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (10)
- COMMUTE
- PRIMETIME
- CONCORDE II
- LEGACY
- ENTOURAGE
- UNIVERSAL
- MFSAB
- PS2
- SENATOR II HD
- SENATOR II
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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