NHTSA campaign 95V219000
Wheeled Coach Recall 95V-219: Structure — Body — Door
NHTSA recall 95V219000 was reported by WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES on November 10, 1995, with 79 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wheeled Coach Ambulance for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).
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 95V219000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V219000 (also written 95V-219 or 95V219)
- Filed by
- WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 79 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Door
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V219000. 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.
Wheeled Coach
Wheeled Coach Ambulance
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V219000.
Defect description
THE AMBULANCES WERE BUILT WITH "L" SHAPED ENTRY DOOR ASSIST RAILS. THE RAILS ARE LOCATED SUCH THAT WHEN USED WITH AN OPEN HAND, THE FINGERS CAN BE CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHILE CLOSING.
Safety consequence
PERSONAL INJURY CAN OCCUR WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED ON THE FINGERS.
Manufacturer remedy
AMBULANCE OPERATORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH GUARDS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS OR IF THE OPERATOR PREFERS, WHEELED COACH WILL INSTALL THE GUARDS FOR THEM.
Notes
SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR ASSEMBLY.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:AMBULANCES.NOTE: IF REPLACEMENT GUARDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME OR THE OPERATOR PREFERS TO HAVE WHEELED COACH INSTALL THE GUARDS, PLEASE CONTACT WHEELED COACH AT 1-800-342-0720. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V219000
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.