The Honda Customer Mobility Assistance
Program is proud to support the mobility needs of drivers and passengers
with physical disabilities. Honda will provide a reimbursement of up to
$1,000 to each eligible, original retail customer for expenses incurred
to purchase and install qualifying adaptive equipment on any eligible
purchased or leased Honda vehicle.
Adapting Your Vehicle
Honda suggests that you request a
copy of the Department of Transportation brochure "Adapting Motor
Vehicles for People with Disabilities." Copies are available by visiting
www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
The process includes these steps:
- Determine your state's driver's license requirements.
- Evaluate your needs - Contact the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) for further information.
- Select the right vehicle - Consult with your evaluator, an
adaptive installer and your local Honda dealer to determine the best
Honda model to meet your needs.
- Choose a qualified mobility equipment installer - Shop around
and ask about qualifications, capabilities, experience, warranty
coverage and service. Confirm that they are members of NMEDA.
- Obtain training on the use of the new equipment - When this
process is complete, follow the guidelines and complete and submit an
application for assistance to recover up to $1,000 of the cost of your
adaptive equipment and/or conversion.
Program Requirements
General
- Only the original vehicle owner is eligible for reimbursement.
- Modifications must be completed for the original owner or his/her immediate family.
- Only new Honda vehicles retailed or leased in the United States from an authorized Honda dealership.
- Only one reimbursement request per vehicle.
- Lease-vehicle modifications may be subject to written
lessor approval. The customer is responsible for determining and
satisfying lease-contract requirements.
- Honda will consider reimbursement for modifications made to vehicle after February 1, 2004.
- The written reimbursement request must be received within 6 months of the adaptive equipment installation.
Adaptations, Modifications or Equipment Installation
- Qualifying adaptive equipment or conversion is defined as:
alterations or adaptive-equipment installation that provides to the
disabled user convenient access and/or the ability to drive the vehicle.
- Adaptive equipment installation must have taken place within the time and mileage limits of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
- Alterations or adaptive equipment installation requires a
prescription or medical documentation to be considered for
reimbursement.
- Reimbursement requests (invoices) will be compared against
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Web site to
verify that the alterer or repair business (individual, partnership or
corporation) is registered with NHTSA and that the modification(s) are
on the list of NHTSA exemptions.
- If all conditions are met, Honda will provide up to a
$1,000 cash reimbursement. Honda will be the secondary coverage in the
case of two or more reimbursement sources.*
EXCEPTIONS
- Wheelchair or scooter hoists or ramps do not require a
prescription, medical documentation or NHTSA exemption verification and
NHTSA business registration for reimbursement consideration.
- Modifications that DO NOT make inoperative any part of a
device or element of design that has been installed on or in a motor
vehicle in compliance with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard will
not require NHTSA exemption verification and NHTSA business registration
for reimbursement consideration.
- *A reimbursement made by another source, such as medical
insurance, will be subtracted from the customer's original total
expense. (Example: Total expense $5,000, Insurance reimbursement $4,000,
Customer expense, $1,000. The customer expense of $1,000 will be
reviewed and considered for a maximum of $1,000 reimbursement.)
Important Customer Information
- The selection of an equipment manufacturer and installer is
solely the customer's responsibility (Honda does not endorse any
company or supplier involved in adaptive equipment. Mobility warranty,
installation warranty and related liabilities are not the responsibility
of Honda).
- The reimbursement application form must be completed in its
entirety and signed by the customer. It should be mailed along with a
copy of all required supporting documentation. (See checklist on application).