COACH & EQUIPMENT PEGASUS 2006: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 12V281000

Make Model Year
COACH & EQUIPMENT PEGASUS 2006
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2012-08-09 2012-06-19 2012-06-20

Manufacturers Involved: COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.

Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1627

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

COACH AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION "COACH AND EQUIPMENT" IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 PHOENIX, METRO-LITE AND PEGASUS TRANSIT BUSES 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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

COACH AND EQUIPMENT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG. CORP. AT 1-800-946-7513.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-423'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.