Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V584000

Equipment

Creative Bus Sales, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-12-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V584000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Creative Bus Sales, Inc.
Vehicles affected
227
Reported to NHTSA
2012-12-12
Owners notified
2012-12-23

Defect description

Creative Bus Sales, Inc is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Chevrolet and GMC C5500, and Ford E450, and Econoline 350 vehicles equipped with Braun wheelchair lifts. Over time, or with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier of the lifts 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 wheelchair's occupant could fall and sustain injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Braun is conducting this recall on behalf of Creative Bus Sales. Braun will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2012. Owners may contact Creative Bus at 1-888-633-8380 or Braun at 1-800-488-0359.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

11 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet C55002009 2008 2007 2006
Ford E-4502011 2010 2009 2007 2006
Ford Econoline 3502006
GMC C55002006

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.