Forest River Recalls 2024 Glaval and Mobility Trans Buses for Seat Defect
Forest River is recalling 2024 Glaval Universal and Mobility Trans Safetbus transit buses because a seat recliner mechanism may fail to engage, increasing injury risk in a crash.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 anchorage non-compliance) that increases the risk of injury during a crash, but the source text does not report any actual 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 Bus, LLC is recalling certain 2024 Glaval Universal and Mobility Trans Safetbus transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with certain GO-ES Space Saver Foldaway Seats where the recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined. This defect causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The defect increases the risk of injury during a crash because the seat back could release under the shoulder belt load. No specific number of affected units is provided in the source text, but the recall covers the 2024 model year for the specified bus models.
Dealers will inspect and repair the seat, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-800-348-7440 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- GLAVAL BUS, MOBILITY TRANS UNIVERSAL, SAFETBUS
- Brand
- GLAVAL BUS
- Manufacturer
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 58
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 (2)
- UNIVERSAL
- SAFETBUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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