Medtec Ambulance 2011
Model Ambulance made in 2011 by Medtec got 12 investigations as well as 1 recall. The car had some investigations: seat belts and seats. There was one recall concerning seats .
Model 2011
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SEATS | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V554000 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | from 01/02/2009 to 05/01/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 996 | ODI | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 11/30/2012 | 12/04/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Medtec is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 ambulances (type i, type i-ad, type ii, type iii, and type iii-ad) manufactured from january 2, 2009, through may 1, 2011. if an attendant lands on the bench top with great force, such as when the vehicle hits a bump in the road, the bench top screws may loosen and pull out. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the bench top securing screws pull out then the bench top may drop into the cavity of the bench compartment, increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The remedy for this recall campaign is still under development. the manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. owners may contact medtec toll-free at 1-866-263-3832. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Medtec's recall campaign number is 74b238m.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||
| PE11041 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 01/20/2012 | 01/11/2013 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | 12V554000 | |
| On january 20th 2012 the office of defects investigations (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe) to assess and review a complaint (voq # 10424476) concerning a squad bench failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.the voq, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.the complainant was allegedly sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab when the vehicle drove over a bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area, allegedly injuring his back in the process.an odi investigator contacted the complainant and arranged for an inspection of similar vehicles to examine their squad bench seats.odi also contacted the vehicle research testing center (vrtc) to conduct testing of the bench seat and its support hinge.however, medtec initiated a safety recall before vrtc completed its testing program. on november 29th 2012, medtec submitted a part 573 defect notice indicating it would conduct a safety recall to install improved seat hinge hardware on the effected population.this investigation is closed.nhtsa will continue to monitor the recalled vehicles to ensure the remedy implemented by medtec is adequate. the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| PE11041 | MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION | 01/20/2012 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received a vehicle owners questionnaire (voq) concerning a squad bench seat failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.these vehicles are built on a ford f-450 chassis designed for light emergency applications.the complainant, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.allegedly, while the complainant was sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab, the vehicle drove over a slight bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area allegedly injuring his back in the process.the rear cab of the vehicle is fitted to an incomplete ford f450 chassis and includes various interior options.medtec, the company that designed and installed the rear cab, originally used screws to fasten the bench seat base to the base of the vehicle.a piano style hinge allows the seat to swing open for access to storage below where additional emergency equipment is located.over time these screws may loosen, allowing the seat base to displace and potentially causing a separation from the hinge.this separation caused the alleged safety related failure of the vehicle and injury to the complainant while treating a patient. additionally, the front latch that assists in securing the seat was broken, which also contributed to the seat separation. the remedy performed by the manufacturer, was to install new hardware.the new hardware consisted of a through bolt and locking-nut fastener arrangement.the manufacturer remedied all vehicles in the fleet that experienced the failure using the new robust hardware. although medtec has repaired the vehicles in one fleet, odi is concerned as to the adequacy of the remedy and whether this field action should be a safety recall.this preliminary evaluation has been opened investigate the alleged defect and actions taken by medtec.the report cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | ||||||
| PE11041 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 01/20/2012 | 01/11/2013 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | 12V554000 | |
| On january 20th 2012 the office of defects investigations (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe) to assess and review a complaint (voq # 10424476) concerning a squad bench failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.the voq, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.the complainant was allegedly sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab when the vehicle drove over a bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area, allegedly injuring his back in the process.an odi investigator contacted the complainant and arranged for an inspection of similar vehicles to examine their squad bench seats.odi also contacted the vehicle research testing center (vrtc) to conduct testing of the bench seat and its support hinge.however, medtec initiated a safety recall before vrtc completed its testing program. on november 29th 2012, medtec submitted a part 573 defect notice indicating it would conduct a safety recall to install improved seat hinge hardware on the effected population.this investigation is closed.nhtsa will continue to monitor the recalled vehicles to ensure the remedy implemented by medtec is adequate. the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| PE11041 | MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION | 01/20/2012 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received a vehicle owners questionnaire (voq) concerning a squad bench seat failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.these vehicles are built on a ford f-450 chassis designed for light emergency applications.the complainant, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.allegedly, while the complainant was sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab, the vehicle drove over a slight bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area allegedly injuring his back in the process.the rear cab of the vehicle is fitted to an incomplete ford f450 chassis and includes various interior options.medtec, the company that designed and installed the rear cab, originally used screws to fasten the bench seat base to the base of the vehicle.a piano style hinge allows the seat to swing open for access to storage below where additional emergency equipment is located.over time these screws may loosen, allowing the seat base to displace and potentially causing a separation from the hinge.this separation caused the alleged safety related failure of the vehicle and injury to the complainant while treating a patient. additionally, the front latch that assists in securing the seat was broken, which also contributed to the seat separation. the remedy performed by the manufacturer, was to install new hardware.the new hardware consisted of a through bolt and locking-nut fastener arrangement.the manufacturer remedied all vehicles in the fleet that experienced the failure using the new robust hardware. although medtec has repaired the vehicles in one fleet, odi is concerned as to the adequacy of the remedy and whether this field action should be a safety recall.this preliminary evaluation has been opened investigate the alleged defect and actions taken by medtec.the report cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | ||||||
| PE11041 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 01/20/2012 | 01/11/2013 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | 12V554000 | |
| On january 20th 2012 the office of defects investigations (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe) to assess and review a complaint (voq # 10424476) concerning a squad bench failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.the voq, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.the complainant was allegedly sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab when the vehicle drove over a bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area, allegedly injuring his back in the process.an odi investigator contacted the complainant and arranged for an inspection of similar vehicles to examine their squad bench seats.odi also contacted the vehicle research testing center (vrtc) to conduct testing of the bench seat and its support hinge.however, medtec initiated a safety recall before vrtc completed its testing program. on november 29th 2012, medtec submitted a part 573 defect notice indicating it would conduct a safety recall to install improved seat hinge hardware on the effected population.this investigation is closed.nhtsa will continue to monitor the recalled vehicles to ensure the remedy implemented by medtec is adequate. the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| PE11041 | MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION | 01/20/2012 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received a vehicle owners questionnaire (voq) concerning a squad bench seat failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.these vehicles are built on a ford f-450 chassis designed for light emergency applications.the complainant, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.allegedly, while the complainant was sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab, the vehicle drove over a slight bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area allegedly injuring his back in the process.the rear cab of the vehicle is fitted to an incomplete ford f450 chassis and includes various interior options.medtec, the company that designed and installed the rear cab, originally used screws to fasten the bench seat base to the base of the vehicle.a piano style hinge allows the seat to swing open for access to storage below where additional emergency equipment is located.over time these screws may loosen, allowing the seat base to displace and potentially causing a separation from the hinge.this separation caused the alleged safety related failure of the vehicle and injury to the complainant while treating a patient. additionally, the front latch that assists in securing the seat was broken, which also contributed to the seat separation. the remedy performed by the manufacturer, was to install new hardware.the new hardware consisted of a through bolt and locking-nut fastener arrangement.the manufacturer remedied all vehicles in the fleet that experienced the failure using the new robust hardware. although medtec has repaired the vehicles in one fleet, odi is concerned as to the adequacy of the remedy and whether this field action should be a safety recall.this preliminary evaluation has been opened investigate the alleged defect and actions taken by medtec.the report cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | ||||||
| PE11041 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 01/20/2012 | 01/11/2013 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | 12V554000 | |
| On january 20th 2012 the office of defects investigations (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe) to assess and review a complaint (voq # 10424476) concerning a squad bench failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.the voq, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.the complainant was allegedly sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab when the vehicle drove over a bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area, allegedly injuring his back in the process.an odi investigator contacted the complainant and arranged for an inspection of similar vehicles to examine their squad bench seats.odi also contacted the vehicle research testing center (vrtc) to conduct testing of the bench seat and its support hinge.however, medtec initiated a safety recall before vrtc completed its testing program. on november 29th 2012, medtec submitted a part 573 defect notice indicating it would conduct a safety recall to install improved seat hinge hardware on the effected population.this investigation is closed.nhtsa will continue to monitor the recalled vehicles to ensure the remedy implemented by medtec is adequate. the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| PE11041 | MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION | 01/20/2012 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received a vehicle owners questionnaire (voq) concerning a squad bench seat failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.these vehicles are built on a ford f-450 chassis designed for light emergency applications.the complainant, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.allegedly, while the complainant was sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab, the vehicle drove over a slight bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area allegedly injuring his back in the process.the rear cab of the vehicle is fitted to an incomplete ford f450 chassis and includes various interior options.medtec, the company that designed and installed the rear cab, originally used screws to fasten the bench seat base to the base of the vehicle.a piano style hinge allows the seat to swing open for access to storage below where additional emergency equipment is located.over time these screws may loosen, allowing the seat base to displace and potentially causing a separation from the hinge.this separation caused the alleged safety related failure of the vehicle and injury to the complainant while treating a patient. additionally, the front latch that assists in securing the seat was broken, which also contributed to the seat separation. the remedy performed by the manufacturer, was to install new hardware.the new hardware consisted of a through bolt and locking-nut fastener arrangement.the manufacturer remedied all vehicles in the fleet that experienced the failure using the new robust hardware. although medtec has repaired the vehicles in one fleet, odi is concerned as to the adequacy of the remedy and whether this field action should be a safety recall.this preliminary evaluation has been opened investigate the alleged defect and actions taken by medtec.the report cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| SEATS | ||||||
| PE11041 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 01/20/2012 | 01/11/2013 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | 12V554000 | |
| On january 20th 2012 the office of defects investigations (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe) to assess and review a complaint (voq # 10424476) concerning a squad bench failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.the voq, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.the complainant was allegedly sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab when the vehicle drove over a bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area, allegedly injuring his back in the process.an odi investigator contacted the complainant and arranged for an inspection of similar vehicles to examine their squad bench seats.odi also contacted the vehicle research testing center (vrtc) to conduct testing of the bench seat and its support hinge.however, medtec initiated a safety recall before vrtc completed its testing program. on november 29th 2012, medtec submitted a part 573 defect notice indicating it would conduct a safety recall to install improved seat hinge hardware on the effected population.this investigation is closed.nhtsa will continue to monitor the recalled vehicles to ensure the remedy implemented by medtec is adequate. the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| PE11041 | MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION | 01/20/2012 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received a vehicle owners questionnaire (voq) concerning a squad bench seat failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.these vehicles are built on a ford f-450 chassis designed for light emergency applications.the complainant, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.allegedly, while the complainant was sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab, the vehicle drove over a slight bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area allegedly injuring his back in the process.the rear cab of the vehicle is fitted to an incomplete ford f450 chassis and includes various interior options.medtec, the company that designed and installed the rear cab, originally used screws to fasten the bench seat base to the base of the vehicle.a piano style hinge allows the seat to swing open for access to storage below where additional emergency equipment is located.over time these screws may loosen, allowing the seat base to displace and potentially causing a separation from the hinge.this separation caused the alleged safety related failure of the vehicle and injury to the complainant while treating a patient. additionally, the front latch that assists in securing the seat was broken, which also contributed to the seat separation. the remedy performed by the manufacturer, was to install new hardware.the new hardware consisted of a through bolt and locking-nut fastener arrangement.the manufacturer remedied all vehicles in the fleet that experienced the failure using the new robust hardware. although medtec has repaired the vehicles in one fleet, odi is concerned as to the adequacy of the remedy and whether this field action should be a safety recall.this preliminary evaluation has been opened investigate the alleged defect and actions taken by medtec.the report cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | ||||||
| PE11041 | Medtec Ambulance Corporation | 01/20/2012 | 01/11/2013 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | 12V554000 | |
| On january 20th 2012 the office of defects investigations (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe) to assess and review a complaint (voq # 10424476) concerning a squad bench failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.the voq, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.the complainant was allegedly sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab when the vehicle drove over a bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area, allegedly injuring his back in the process.an odi investigator contacted the complainant and arranged for an inspection of similar vehicles to examine their squad bench seats.odi also contacted the vehicle research testing center (vrtc) to conduct testing of the bench seat and its support hinge.however, medtec initiated a safety recall before vrtc completed its testing program. on november 29th 2012, medtec submitted a part 573 defect notice indicating it would conduct a safety recall to install improved seat hinge hardware on the effected population.this investigation is closed.nhtsa will continue to monitor the recalled vehicles to ensure the remedy implemented by medtec is adequate. the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||
| PE11041 | MEDTEC AMBULANCE CORPORATION | 01/20/2012 | Collapse of Squad Seat Base | |||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received a vehicle owners questionnaire (voq) concerning a squad bench seat failure on a 2011 medtec r152 type 1 ambulance emergency response vehicle.these vehicles are built on a ford f-450 chassis designed for light emergency applications.the complainant, submitted by an emergency medical professional, indicated that he was injured due to a failure of the bench seat in the emergency cab while treating a patient en route to the hospital.allegedly, while the complainant was sitting on the squad seat bench located in the emergency cab, the vehicle drove over a slight bump causing the seat to separate from its hinged bracket.this failure caused the complainant to fall into the lower storage area allegedly injuring his back in the process.the rear cab of the vehicle is fitted to an incomplete ford f450 chassis and includes various interior options.medtec, the company that designed and installed the rear cab, originally used screws to fasten the bench seat base to the base of the vehicle.a piano style hinge allows the seat to swing open for access to storage below where additional emergency equipment is located.over time these screws may loosen, allowing the seat base to displace and potentially causing a separation from the hinge.this separation caused the alleged safety related failure of the vehicle and injury to the complainant while treating a patient. additionally, the front latch that assists in securing the seat was broken, which also contributed to the seat separation. the remedy performed by the manufacturer, was to install new hardware.the new hardware consisted of a through bolt and locking-nut fastener arrangement.the manufacturer remedied all vehicles in the fleet that experienced the failure using the new robust hardware. although medtec has repaired the vehicles in one fleet, odi is concerned as to the adequacy of the remedy and whether this field action should be a safety recall.this preliminary evaluation has been opened investigate the alleged defect and actions taken by medtec.the report cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10424476. | ||||||