Coach & Equipment and Coach And Equipment Recall 12V281000: Equipment Adaptive/mobility
NHTSA recall 12V281000 · announced June 19, 2012 · filed by Coach And Equipment Mfg Corp. · 1,627 units affected
The problem
COACH AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (COACH AND EQUIPMENT) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 PHOENIX, METRO-LITE AND PEGASUS TRANSIT 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.
The risk
A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
What to do
COACH AND EQUIPMENT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG. CORP. AT 1-800-946-7513.
Official NHTSA recall notice →
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-423(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2006 Coach & Equipment Metro-lite
- 2007 Coach & Equipment Metro-lite
- 2008 Coach & Equipment Metro-lite
- 2009 Coach & Equipment Metro-lite
- 2010 Coach & Equipment Metro-lite
- 2006 Coach & Equipment Pegasus
- 2007 Coach & Equipment Pegasus
- 2008 Coach & Equipment Pegasus
- 2009 Coach & Equipment Pegasus
- 2010 Coach & Equipment Pegasus
- 2008 Coach & Equipment Phoenix
- 2009 Coach & Equipment Phoenix
- 2010 Coach & Equipment Phoenix
- 2006 Coach And Equipment Phoenix
- 2007 Coach And Equipment Phoenix
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.