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Prime-Time Specialty Vehicles

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY — WHEELCHAIR LIFT/OUTER ROLL STOP LATCHING MECHANISM · June 29, 2012

The problem

PRIME-TIME SPECIALTY VEHICLES (PRIME-TIME) IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2010 FORD E350 SUPER VAN EQUIPPED WITH A BRAUN CENTURY-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFT. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Risk

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.

What owners should do

PRIME-TIME WILL NOTIFY THE OWNER, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRIME-TIME AT 1-574-293-9191.

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