Wheeled Coach Industries: Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly
Wheeled Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 5, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: AMBULANCES BUILT ON FORD F-350 CAB-CHASSIS, 4-WHEEL-DRIVE. THE OVERLOAD SPRING STOP WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THESE CHASSIS. IF THE VEHICLE WERE FULLY LOADED AND A FULL COMPRESSION OF THE REAR SUSPENSION OCCURRED, THE EDGE OF THE OVERLOAD SPRING LEAF COULD CONTACT THE AMBULANCE FLOOR.
The risk
THIS CONTACT COULD CAUSE A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PATIENT COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT THE AMBULANCES AND IF THE AUXILIARY SPRINGS WERE LEFT ON THE VEHICLE, THE SPRINGS AND PLATES WILL BE REMOVED.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Wheeled Coach Ambulance | 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 98V247000.
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