Braun Century-2, Braun Ford E-350, Braun Vista-2, model years 2008 to 9999. Filed by Braun Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 3 February 2012. 21,412 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Braun is recalling certain century-2 and vista-2 wheelchair lifts manufactured from november 20, 2006, through september 10, 2010, installed as aftermarket equipment on various vans and transit buses. on october 8, 2012, braun filed an amended defect information report to include model year 2008 through 2011 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12E002 cover?
- Braun Century-2, Braun Ford E-350, Braun Vista-2, model years 2008 onwards.
- What is wrong with them?
- BRAUN IS RECALLING CERTAIN CENTURY-2 AND VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2010, INSTALLED AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT ON VARIOUS VANS AND TRANSIT BUSES.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- 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.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BRAUN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-488-0359.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “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.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12E002 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BRAUN CORPORATION |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 February 2012 |
| Model years | 2008-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BRAUN CENTURY-2, BRAUN FORD E-350, BRAUN VISTA-2 |
What the notice says today
The 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.
The remedy
BRAUN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-488-0359.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12E002, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e002/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12E002 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
3858092f - Consequence
37ac25c3 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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