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Glaval Bus Division on certain transit buses, the entrance door pivot pin assembly can fail allowing the door to come loose.

NHTSA campaign 03V-439 · Reported April 11, 2003 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Glaval Bus Division
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH REPLACEMENT PIVOT PINS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
COST
Free

The short version

GLAVAL BUS DIVISION reported a problem with the door hinge and attachments. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES, THE ENTRANCE DOOR PIVOT PIN ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL ALLOWING THE DOOR TO COME LOOSE.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS COULD RESULT IN DOORS FALLING OFF THE BUS, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS CLOSE TO THE BUS, DAMAGE TO ADJACENT VEHICLES, OR RESULT IN A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH REPLACEMENT PIVOT PINS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 03V-439.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 03V-439

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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