2011 Gulf Tran GT Gulf Tran recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Gulf Tran is recalling certain GT Gulf Tran shuttle buses manufactured from april 12, 2010, through october 22, 2010, equipped with braun 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.
🔧 The fix
Gulf Tran will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on may 17, 2012. Owners may contact Gulf Tran at 1-800-777-0745.
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
- 12V181000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 12BL-0011
- Manufacturer
- GULF TRAN
- Vehicles affected
- 4
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-777-0745
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 17, 2012
- Built
- Apr 12, 2010 – Oct 22, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Gulf Trans recall campaign number is 12BL-0011.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.