- Vehicles
- 12,940
- Built between
- Jul 2005 – Jul 2006
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 17 November 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2005 and July 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Braun NCLBuilt July 2005 to July 2006
- Braun NLBuilt July 2005 to July 2006
- Braun NVLBuilt July 2005 to July 2006
What the defect is
Certain braun wheelchair lifts, models nl, ncl, nvl, manufactured between july 6, 2005, and july 19, 2006. The threshold warning systems of the subject model wheelchair lifts do not conform to the threshold warning signal requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, platform lift systems for motor vehicles.
What could happen
Should the threshold warning system fail to operate, the lift user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
What gets fixed
BRAUN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 17, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2005 to July 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 November 2006
- Owners notified17 November 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 November 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners can contact braun product support at 1-800-946-7513.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRAUN CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 403
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
The manufacturer's petition which requested that NHTSA determine this FMVSS noncompliance does not create an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety was denied on august 10, 2007. Therefore, this manufacturer is obligated to conduct an owner notification and remedy campaign.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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.