# EMC AEVIT — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `520054` · 2005-02-04 · EMC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EMC
- **Model:** AEVIT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** EMC
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
## Narrative
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
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