Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V199000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

GOSHEN COACH filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-05-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V199000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component: Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer: GOSHEN COACH
Vehicles affected: 2,802
Reported to NHTSA: 2012-05-03
Owners notified: 2012-05-15

Defect description

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.

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 WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

Manufacturer 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.

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.

Scope of coverage

25 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
GOSHEN G-Force	2011 2010
GOSHEN GC II	2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
GOSHEN Gcii Connection	2011 2010
GOSHEN Pacer	2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
GOSHEN Pacer LS	2011 2010 2009 2008
GOSHEN Pacer LTD	2010 2009 2008 2007
GOSHEN Sentinel	2010 2009 2008

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.