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NHTSA campaign 12V199000

Goshen Recall 12V-199: WHEELCHAIR LIFT/OUTER ROLL STOP LATCHING MECHANISM

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V199000 was reported by GOSHEN COACH on May 3, 2012, with 2,802 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Goshen Gcii, Goshen Pacer, Goshen Pacer LS and more for model years 2007–2011. Owners were notified on May 15, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V199000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
12V199000 (also written 12V-199 or 12V199)
Filed by
GOSHEN COACH
Report received
Potentially affected
2,802 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE11-030 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V199000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Goshen

  • Goshen G-Force

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 31, 2007 – May 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Goshen Gcii

  • Goshen Gcii Connection

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 31, 2007 – May 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Goshen Pacer

  • Goshen Pacer LS

    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 31, 2007 – May 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Goshen Pacer LTD

    • 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 31, 2007 – May 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Goshen Sentinel

    • 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 31, 2007 – May 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)
All Goshen recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V199000.

Defect description

GOSHEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Safety consequence

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

GOSHEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING MAY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GOSHEN AT 1-574-970-6300.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V199000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.