NHTSA Complaint #11311047 — 2015 TOYOTA SIENNA

FROM 2016 AND UNTIL HE RECEIVED HIS CONVERTED 2015 TOYOTA SIENNA IN FEBRUARY 2018, OSU OUTPATIENT REHAB WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING [XXX]'S DISEASE PROGRESSION AND ENSURING THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE HIS MODIFIED VEHICLE.*DT*DT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OHIOANS WITH DISABILITIES ADMINISTERS A VEHICLE MODIFICATION PROGRAM, WHEREBY DISABLED CONSUMERS PURCHASE A VEHICLE SUITABLE FOR ADAPTATION AND OOD CONTRACTS AND PAYS FOR VEHICLE TO BE RETROFITTED WITH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. UNDER OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 3306-6-02 (MOTOR VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS, SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS.WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN OOD'S VEHICLE MODIFICATION PROGRAM, [XXXX] PURCHASED A 2015 TOYOTA SIENNA FOR $37,657.25. OOD CONTRACTED WITH NOW MOBILITY WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. OOD PAID MC MOBILITY $95,210 IN TWO INSTALLMENTS. THE FIRST PAYMENT OF $89,690 OCCURRED JANUARY 22, 2018. A SECOND PAYMENT OF $5,520 HAPPENED ON MARCH 20, 2018. ON DECEMBER 27, 2018, INGENIUM ENGINEERING'S PRINCIPAL, GEORGE W. HICKS, INSPECTED THE MODIFIED VAN. MR. HICKS IDENTIFIED A FEW IMPORTANT DEFICIENCIES. HE WROTE THAT AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL GUARD MUST BE INSTALLED PER 'OHIO VEHICLE MODIFICATION RULES' AND THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ON 2-15-18 OSU HOSPITAL MEDICAL RECORDS. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT KAITLIN FINCH MADE NOTES ON PAGE 38 THE VAN SHOULD HAVE FAILED INSPECTION NON-WORKING EQUIPMENT. THE PARAVAN SPACE STEERING DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND VAN RELEASED. MOBILITY DID NOT CALIBRATE PARAVAN STEERING DUE TO BAD INSTALLATION OF COLUMN THE WHEELS TURN MORE LEFT THAN TURN RIGHT. TWO INSPECTION REPORTS WERE GIVEN TO OOD CONTRACTING OFFICE. THE OOD CONTRACTING OFFICE PAID FOR THE HANDICAP EQUIPMENT AND THE EQUIPMENT WAS IN NON-WORKING CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO MR. [XXX]. *AS 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'