Trans Tech Bus: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Trans Tech Bus reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 16, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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 LIFTS OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED. A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
The remedy
TCI WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TCI AT 845-988-0419.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Trans Tech DW5+9159FRL | 0 | 3 | 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 12V172000.
Full record for the 2009 Trans Tech DW5+9159FRL → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →