CHTC Bus Group: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
CHTC Bus Group reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 21, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CHTC Bus Group (CHTC) is recalling certain 2016-2018 HT-35 and HT-45 buses equipped with ADA wheel chair platform lifts. The lift devices have not completed the compliance certification process. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 403, "Platform Lift Devices" and 404, "Platform Lift Installations."
The risk
Lift devices that have not completed compliance certification cannot be assumed to be safe, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
CHTC has removed the non-compliant wheelchair platform lifts, thereby remedying all of the affected vehicles. Owner letters will not be sent. The recall began February 19, 2020. Owners may contact CHTC customer service at 1-909-993-0858.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Chtc Bus HT-35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Chtc Bus HT-45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Chtc Bus HT-35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Chtc Bus HT-45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Chtc Bus HT-35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Chtc Bus HT-45 | 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 20V102000.
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