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2016 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii — federal recalls on file

2 federal recalls reported for the 2016 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii

These are federal recalls reported for the 2016 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii. A recall may apply only to certain VIN ranges or production windows. To confirm whether your specific VIN is in the affected window, use NHTSA's official per-VIN lookup or enter your VIN on our check page.

16V-377 Open recall May 27, 2016

Forest River, Inc.

PARKING BRAKE

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Glaval Concorde and Concorde II transit buses manufactured December 30, 2015, to May 13, 2016 and built on Ford chassis. The clip that connects the hand operated parking brake actuator cable to the intermediate parking brake cable may fail.

Risk: If the parking brake cable connector clip fails, the vehicle may unexpectedly roll, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Ford dealers will replace the parking brake cable connector clip, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Forest River's number for this recall is 35-05242016-0200. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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16V-217 Open recall Apr 14, 2016

Forest River, Inc.

STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Glaval Bus Apollo, Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Sport, Titan, Titan II, and Titan II Low Floor transit buses manufactured from August 1, 2008, through March 6, 2016. The labels on the rear emergency exit window are not located within 16 centimeters of the release mechanisms as required. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Risk: If the label is not located the correct distance from the mechanism, it may hinder an occupant's ability to open the emergency window and escape from the vehicle quickly in the event of an emergency.

Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and provide a new label along with instructions for the correct placement of the label on the window. The label and instructions will be provided free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Glaval Bus customer service at 1-574-642-3112. Forest River's number for this campaign is 35-04112016-0168. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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