The defect
CHTC Bus Group (CHTC) is recalling certain 2016-2018 HT-35 and HT-45 buses equipped with ADA wheel chair platform lifts. The lift devices have not completed the compliance certification process. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 403, "Platform Lift Devices" and 404, "Platform Lift Installations."
The risk
Lift devices that have not completed compliance certification cannot be assumed to be safe, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
CHTC has removed the non-compliant wheelchair platform lifts, thereby remedying all of the affected vehicles. Owner letters will not be sent. The recall began February 19, 2020. Owners may contact CHTC customer service at 1-909-993-0858.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chtc Bus HT-35 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Chtc Bus HT-45 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chtc Bus HT-35 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Chtc Bus HT-35 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Chtc Bus HT-35 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Chtc Bus HT-45 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Chtc Bus HT-45 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Chtc Bus HT-45 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2020
2 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility.
| 20V690000 9 Nov 2020 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020