Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V186000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-04-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V186000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
2,060
Reported to NHTSA
2012-04-27
Owners notified
2012-06-07

Defect description

STARTRANS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 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. SEE THE ABOVE LIST FOR THE AFFECTED MODELS.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

STARTRANS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARTRANS AT 1-800-642-4889.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

25 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
STARTRANS Candidate2010 2009 2008
STARTRANS Candidate II2010 2009 2008 2007
STARTRANS President2010 2009
STARTRANS Senator2010 2009 2008 2007
STARTRANS Senator HD2010 2009 2008 2007
STARTRANS Senator II2010 2009 2008 2007
STARTRANS Trolley2010 2009 2008
STARTRANS Vans2010

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.