NHTSA campaign 12V449000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Mobility Services, Inc.: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Mobility Services, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 13, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 355. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Mobility Services, Inc., (Mobility Services) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Ford E-150, E-250, and E-350 vehicles equipped with 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

Mobility Services will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized Braun dealers free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2012. Owners may contact Mobility Services, Inc., at 1-718-267-2921.

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 12V449000.

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