Consumer Complaint Detail

BRAUN / BRAUN / 9999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002196411 Incident Date: Jan, 20 2002
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Braun Corporation
Model Name: BRAUN Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment adaptive/mobility
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 19 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Braun vangator wheelchair lift malfunctioned. when activated the lift started in the stow position and continued up throwing me into the wheelwell of the van. the hand control continued the lift even while no one was operating the toggle switch. the lift threw me to the well with my chair on top of me. i sustained sever neck and back injuries. i have yet to recover. this is a new lift and i suggest a possible recall or service advisory be sent to every owner to check if other lift electronics have malfunctioned.