- Vehicles
- 87
- Built between
- Mar 2010 – Dec 2010
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 March 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2010 and December 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010 Medtec Type II (VAN)Built March 2010 to December 2010
What the defect is
Medtec is recalling certain model year 2010 ambulance type ii vans for not complying with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems," and federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." the rear facing ambulance attendant seat utilizes a steel floor reinforcement plate on the bottom side of the aluminum floor substructure and the reinforcement plate was omitted in some ambulance bodies.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the seat belt assembly anchorage may disconnect from the floor causing the assembly to fail to restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of injury to that occupant.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE MISSING REINFORCEMENT PLATE UNDER THE FLOOR SUBSTRUCTURE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2010 to December 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 February 2011
- Owners notified18 March 2011
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 14 February 2011.
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 may contact medtec toll-free at 1-866-263-3832.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 11.03
- Recalling manufacturer
- MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Medtec safety recall no. 11.03.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.