Glaval Apollo Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 17 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Glaval Apollo (1999–2007).
Pick your Glaval Apollo model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Glaval Apollo | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 Glaval Apollo | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 Glaval Apollo | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Glaval Apollo | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 Glaval Apollo | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 Glaval Apollo | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 Glaval Apollo | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Glaval Apollo | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 Glaval Apollo | 1 | 0 |
All Glaval Apollo recalls (17)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Glaval Apollo, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval Bus (Glaval) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Universal, Primetime, Sport, Concorde, Titan, Titan II, Entourage and Apollo transit buses manufactured January 1, 2007, through December 3, 2012, and equipped with certain Ricon S-series and K-series wheelchair lifts, with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable…
Remedy: Glaval will notify owners, and Ricon will send owners a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2014. Owners may contact Glaval customer service at…
Model years: 2007
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Equipment
Glaval Bus is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 transit buses, models: Entourage, Sport, Universal, Titan, Titan II, Apollo, Primetime, and Concord; and manufactured January 1, 2007, through December 3, 2012. The buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which has an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may…
Remedy: Glaval Bus will notify owners and direct them to contact Ricon. Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall campaign began on January 23, 2013. Owners may contact Glaval Bus…
Model years: 2007
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval is recalling certain buses equipped with braun century-2 and/or vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
Remedy: Glaval will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. Owners may contact glaval bus at 1-800-347-7440.
Model years: 2007
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Air conditioner (equipment)
Glaval is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2007 transit buses built on ford, GMC, chevrolet, and freightliner chassis and equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.
Remedy: Glaval will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on january 14,…
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Equipment
Glaval is recalling certain model year 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008 ford e350/e450 universal, chevy/GMC 4500/5500 titan and freightliner mb-55 apollo transit buses manufactured from august 1999 through july 2007, and equipped with a trans/air ta73 evaporator. The evaporator utilizes a power resistor to regulate blower speed. Should…
Remedy: Glaval in cooperation with trans air will install a thermal shutdown device in series with the speed resistors. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on december 23, 2010. Owners may…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 universal, titan, titan ii, primetime, sport, and apollo transit buses manufactured between december 2007 and december 2009 fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is…
Remedy: Glaval bus is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 transit buses manufactured between october 2007 through december 2009, equipped with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. Due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function, should the "up" switch be released before the floor level…
Remedy: Glaval bus will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. A software solution for this safety defect is under investigation. Until the software solution is available,…
Model years: 2007
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Interior lighting
Glaval bus is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2009 transit buses equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.
Remedy: Glaval bus will notify owners and luminator will repair the buses free of charge. Please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. The safety recall began on november 10, 2009. Owners may contact luminator at…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval bus is recalling 171my 2005-2006 universal, primetime, titan, and apollo transit and shuttle buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not…
Remedy: Glaval bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or glaval bus at 1-574-262-2212.
Model years: 2006
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Glaval bus is recalling 466 buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a…
Remedy: Glaval bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). The recall began on may 10, 2008. Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or glaval bus at 1-574-262-2212.
Model years: 2007
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
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.
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.
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Steering
Freightliner is recalling certain school bus chassis, heavy trucks, van chassis, rv motorhome chassis manufactured from january 5 to may 17, 2007, equipped with axle alliance company (aac) front axles. During the front axle assembly, the fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under tightened.
Remedy: Thomas built will notify owners, inspect the fasteners, and replace the steering arm if necessary. The recall began on december 21, 2007. Owners can contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Model years: 2007
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Certain buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the inner barrier interlock switch system in the lift baseplate may not detect the presence of a passenger (either wheelchair or standee) on…
Remedy: Glaval bus is working with ricon to repair these wheelchair lifts (please see 06e101). Owners can contact ricon at 800-322-2884 or glaval bus at 574-262-2212.
Model years: 2006
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Seats
Certain transit buses, built on ford, freightliner, and general motors chassis, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, 'seat belt assembly anchorages.' the seats equipped with seat belts may have been bolted to the bus structure incorrectly.
Remedy: Dealers will install the necessary parts to correctly fasten the seats to the bus structure free of charge. The recall began on august 25, 2006. Owners may contact glaval bus at 1-800-445-2824.
Model years: 2006
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
On certain buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair securement systems, the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly is out of alignment.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Sure-lok is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners should contact sure-lock at 1-908-231-1804 or…
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Exterior lighting
Certain buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated devices." the universal bus changed from a wrap-around style rear tail and turn lamp to a flat stop/tail lamp. The wrap-around light had an integral side marker. The new flat lights do not have a…
Remedy: Glaval will provide to owners the necessary parts and installation instructions to install the rear side marker lights. Owner notification began july 8, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a…
Model years: 2002
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Frame and members (structure)
Vehicle description: transit buses. The longitudinal floor structure is breaking at the cross members.
Remedy: Dealers will install a heavier gauge longitudinal members and additional body mounts and cross members.
Model years: 2000
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.