2002 Wheeled Coach Ambulance recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain ambulances built on ford F-350 chassis were built with front coil springs sized to produce a front gross axle weight rating (gawr) of 4,500 lbs. The front gawr was misstated on the final state certification label as 4,850 lbs.
💥 The risk
The chassis' gawr would be too small to support the finished product. A different set of front springs was used with the lighter front gawr.
🔧 The fix
New certification labels will be provided to the owners with installation instructions. Owner notification began december 20, 2002. Owners should contact wheeled coach at 1-800-628-8178, if they do not receive a correct label or have trouble installing the label.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V008000
- Manufacturer
- WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES
- Vehicles affected
- 81
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-628-8178
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 20, 2002
- Built
- Jan 1, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).