NHTSA complaint: EMC AEVIT — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
AFTER BEING IN SERVICE FOR LESS THAN 4,000 MILES, MY EMC, AEVIT, DIGIPAD-II CONSOLE FAILED TO SHIFT MY VAN FIRST TO DRIVE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE. I WAS TRAPPED IN MY VAN, IN MY GARAGE FOR OVER 2 HOURS BECAUSE THE DIGIPAD WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK; AND THE DIGIPAD/WHEELCHAIR LOCKDOWN (CCI) WOULD NOT RELEASE MY WHEELCHAIR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE TECHNICIAN WHO FINALLY ARRIVED TO HELP SAID THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS; AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE A WIRE WAS BEING ?PINCHED? BY A SERVO MOTOR. THE VEHICLE, SERVO MOTOR, AND WIRE ARE AVAILABLE. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation