OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V599000

NHTSA campaign 14V599000 covers 37 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 828 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received September 26, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V599000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V599000 identifies EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY and states that 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.

Defect 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 summary

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.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V599000

For NHTSA campaign 14V599000, the filed corrective action says: 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.

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.

Owner notification: December 1, 2014
Filing manufacturer: Forest River, Inc.
Component groups: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V599000

RecallRoad links 37 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V599000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.