NHTSA Campaign 12V199000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by GOSHEN COACH · Reported May 3, 2012 · 2,802 vehicles affected

What's wrong

GOSHEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND 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

GOSHEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING MAY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GOSHEN AT 1-574-970-6300.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
GOSHEN G-FORCE 2010 2,802
GOSHEN G-FORCE 2011 2,802
GOSHEN GC II 2007 2,802
GOSHEN GC II 2008 2,802
GOSHEN GC II 2009 2,802
GOSHEN GC II 2010 2,802
GOSHEN GC II 2011 2,802
GOSHEN GCII CONNECTION 2010 2,802
GOSHEN GCII CONNECTION 2011 2,802
GOSHEN PACER 2007 2,802
GOSHEN PACER 2008 2,802
GOSHEN PACER 2009 2,802
GOSHEN PACER 2010 2,802
GOSHEN PACER 2011 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LS 2008 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LS 2009 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LS 2010 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LS 2011 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LTD 2007 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LTD 2008 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LTD 2009 2,802
GOSHEN PACER LTD 2010 2,802
GOSHEN SENTINEL 2008 2,802
GOSHEN SENTINEL 2009 2,802
GOSHEN SENTINEL 2010 2,802

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V199000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.