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TRANS TECH ( 12V172000 )

Publish Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:00 EST

Vehicle Make / Model:     Model Year(s):
     TRANS TECH / DW5+9159FRL     2009
Manufacturer: TRANS TECH BUS Mfr's Report Date: APR 13, 2012
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 12V172000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Potential Number of Units Affected: 1 Summary:
 TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE INCORPORATED (TCI) IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2007 DW7+9195FRL MANUFACTURED BY U.S. BUS AND EQUIPPED WITH A BRAUN CENTURY-2 OR A VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFT. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT?S OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED. A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. Consequence:
 IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIR?S OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY. Remedy:
 TCI WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TCI AT 845-988-0419.


http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm?rcl_id=12V172000&searchtype=quicksearch&summary=true&refurl=rss

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