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- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Problem
- TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE INCORPORATED (TCI) IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2007 DW7+9195FRL MANUFACTURED BY U.S. BUS AND EQUIPPED WITH A BRAUN CENTURY-2 OR A VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFT. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTÂS OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED. A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP.
- Risk
- IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRÂS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
- Remedy
- TCI WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TCI AT 845-988-0419.
- Notes
- CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Trans Tech DW5+9159FRL | 2009 |
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