NHTSA recall 08V014000
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval Apollo and 5 more
Reported Jan 20, 2008215 vehicles affectedGLAVAL BUS DIVISIONBuilt Jul 18, 2005 – Jul 6, 2006
The defect
Certain transit buses equipped with braun platform lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." a passenger can approach the exposed lift doorway without the audible alarm alerting them of their proximity to the threshold.
The risk
Should the threshold warning system fail to operate, the lift user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
The remedy
Glaval IS working with braun corporation to have the doorway lift fixed free of charge (please see 06e094). owners may contact braun corporation at 1-800-946-7513 or glaval at 1-574-262-2212.