2008–2010 Trans Tech DW5+9159FRL & 2008–2010 Trans Tech DW6158FRL + 6 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Transportation collaborative incorporated (tci) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 trans tech buses equipped with braun CENTURY-2 and VISTA-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned. A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop.
💥 The risk
If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchairs occupant could fall and sustain injury.
🔧 The fix
Tci will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The recall began on april 25, 2012. Owners may contact tci at 845-988-0419.
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
- 12V173000
- Manufacturer
- TRANS TECH BUS
- Vehicles affected
- 77
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-845-988-0419
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 25, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.