2006–2010 Coach & Equipment Metro-Lite & 2006–2010 Coach & Equipment Pegasus + 2 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
🔧 The fix
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.
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
- 12V281000
- Manufacturer
- COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,627
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-946-7513
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 9, 2012
- Recall started by
- ODI
- 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.