Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V193000

Electrical system: software

Wheeled Coach Industries, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-04-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V193000

Electrical system: software

Component
Electrical system: software
Manufacturer
Wheeled Coach Industries, Inc.
Vehicles affected
84
Reported to NHTSA
2014-04-16
Owners notified
2014-05-19

Defect description

Wheeled Coach Industries (Wheeled Coach) is recalling certain model year 2010 M2, 2013-2014 T1, T2, and T3, and 2014 Terrastar ambulances, equipped with ECX Timer part number EL00230 manufactured by ECX Electronics Corporation. The ECX timer may experience a momentary loss of power when starting the vehicle.

Safety risk

The momentary loss of power may cause the ECX timer to begin a five minute countdown, after which the timer would disconnect the power supplied to the electrical systems in the patient area of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.

Manufacturer remedy

Wheeled Coach will notify owners, and dealers will update the timer software, free of charge. Owners may contact Wheeled Coach at 1-800-628-8178.

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

8 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
WHEELED COACH Ambulance-M2 Chassis2010
WHEELED COACH T12014 2013
WHEELED COACH T22014 2013
WHEELED COACH T32014 2013
WHEELED COACH Terrastar2014

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.