Wheeled Coach Industries: Equipment › Electrical
Wheeled Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 8, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 725. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
WHEELED COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 FORD E-350 TYPE II DIESEL AMBULANCES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 17, 2004, THROUGH APRIL 6, 2011, ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, AND MISSOURI FOR A POTENTIAL CORROSION ISSUE ON THE SECONDARY BATTERY TERMINAL.
The risk
AS THE SECONDARY BATTERY TERMINAL CORRODES, THE WHEELED COACH ACCESSORY POWER CABLE IS AFFECTED AND THE SIREN, WARNING LIGHTS AND INTERIOR PATIENT COMPARTMENT LIGHTS COULD BE INTERMITTENT OR FAIL TO OPERATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
WHEELED COACH WILL MAIL RETROFIT KITS ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS OR REPAIRS CAN BE PERFORMED BY A SERVICE CENTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WHEELED COACH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-628-8178.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V470000.
Full record for the 2010 Wheeled Coach E-350 Van → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →