Parking Brake
NHTSA recall 16V377000 · announced May 27, 2016 · filed by Forest River, Inc. · 6 units affected
The problem
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.
The risk
If the parking brake cable connector clip fails, the vehicle may unexpectedly roll, increasing the risk of a crash.
What to do
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.
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2015 Glaval Bus Concorde
- 2016 Glaval Bus Concorde
- 2015 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii
- 2016 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.