The defect
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.
The 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.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wheeled Coach AMBULANCE-M2 Chassis | 2010 |
| Wheeled Coach T1 | 2013, 2014 |
| Wheeled Coach T2 | 2013, 2014 |
| Wheeled Coach T3 | 2013, 2014 |
| Wheeled Coach Terrastar | 2014 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeled Coach AMBULANCE-M2 Chassis | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Wheeled Coach T1 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach T1 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach T2 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach T2 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach T3 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach T3 | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach Terrastar | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2014
107 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment; Wheeled Coach Industries, Inc. filed 4 campaigns in all.
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| 14V823000 29 Dec 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 14V821000 29 Dec 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V782000 9 Dec 2014 | Starcraft RV |
| 14V775000 5 Dec 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V745000 21 Nov 2014 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 14V734000 17 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V718000 10 Nov 2014 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014