Mobility Transportation Services: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Mobility Transportation Services reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 11, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 928. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mobility Transportation Service (MTS) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Paratransit vehicles manufactured from November 2006 through October 2010 that are equipped with Braun Century-2 and/or Vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the 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 wheelchair's occupant could fall and sustain injury.
The remedy
MTS will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized Braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on September 27, 2012. Owners may contact Mobility Transportation Service at 1-734-453-6452.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mts Paratransit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mts Paratransit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Mts Paratransit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Mts Paratransit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mts Paratransit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mts Paratransit | 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 12V442000.
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