2016–2018 Chtc Bus HT-35 & 2016–2018 Chtc Bus HT-45 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
CHTC Bus Group (CHTC) is recalling certain 2016-2018 HT-35 and HT-45 buses equipped with ADA wheel chair platform lifts. The lift devices have not completed the compliance certification process. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 403, "Platform Lift Devices" and 404, "Platform Lift Installations."
💥 The risk
Lift devices that have not completed compliance certification cannot be assumed to be safe, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
CHTC has removed the non-compliant wheelchair platform lifts, thereby remedying all of the affected vehicles. Owner letters will not be sent. The recall began February 19, 2020. Owners may contact CHTC customer service at 1-909-993-0858.
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
- 20V102000
- Manufacturer
- CHTC Bus Group
- Vehicles affected
- 4
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 19, 2020
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.