The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: DIESEL POWERED, RUBBER TIRE STREET CARS, 24,OOO LBS. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EQUIPPED WITH A MOBILE-TECH, MODEL 3213, WHEEL CHAIR STEP LIFT. THE PASSIVE STEP LIFT'S BARRIER WHICH KEEPS A WHEEL CHAIR AND ITS OCCUPANT FROM ROLLING OFF THE LIFT PAD FAILS WHEN HIT BY A POWERED WHEEL CHAIR.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE WHEEL CHAIR BARRIER MAY ALLOW THE POWERED WHEELCHAIR TO FALL OFF THE LIFT PAD, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO ITS OCCUPANT.
The remedy
CHANGE THE WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINING BARRIER SO THAT WHEEL CHAIRS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ROLL OVER THE EDGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chance VS-24 | 1992, 1993 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chance VS-24 | 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| Chance VS-24 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1993
7 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the unknown or other; CHANCE COACH, INC. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 93V209000 8 Dec 1993 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 93V032008 30 Nov 1993 | STURDI-CORP. |
| 93V178000 1 Nov 1993 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 93V143000 14 Sept 1993 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 93V071000 27 Apr 1993 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 93V045000 17 Mar 1993 | SKYLINE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993