Diamond Coach Corporation: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Diamond Coach Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 4, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 278. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DIAMOND COACH CORPORATION (DIAMOND COACH) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 PT AND VIP BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME, AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS 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 remedy
DIAMOND COACH IS WORKING WITH BRAUN TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS, AND BRAUN DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING JUNE 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIAMOND COACH AT 1-800-442-4645.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Diamond Coach PT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Diamond Coach Vip | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Diamond Coach PT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Diamond Coach Vip | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Diamond Coach PT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Diamond Coach Vip | 0 | 7 | 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 12V263000.
Full record for the 2010 Diamond Coach PT → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →