JEEP UNIVERSAL 2006: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE

Make : JEEP Model : UNIVERSAL Year : 2006
Build Dates : 2006-01-01 - 2014-09-26
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 14V599000
Date Owner's Notified: 2014-12-01 Date Received by ODI: 2014-09-26 Date Added to Database: 2014-09-26
Manufacturers Involved: Glaval Bus
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 828
Summary:
      Forest River, Inc. "Forest River" is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Glaval Universal, Primetime, Sport, Titan, and Titan II transit and shuttle buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Consequence:
      If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Remedy:
      Forest River will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2014. Owners may contact Glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 403
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.