Vehicle recall 00V429000 · December 29, 2000
2000 Glaval Apollo
Vehicle description: transit buses.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: transit buses. The longitudinal floor structure is breaking at the cross members.
- Consequence
- The body could eventually separate from the chassis.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a heavier gauge longitudinal members and additional body mounts and cross members.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during January 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact glaval at 1-800-445-2825.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V429000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 29, 2000
- Filed by
- GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
- Owner notification
- January 10, 2001
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 10
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Structure › Frame and members
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Glaval Apollo (2000): 2000
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