A new vehicle, including modifications for your needs, can be a rather large investment. In some cases, you may be eligible for assistance. If you are a Veteran, contact the VA. Your state's Department of Vocational Rehabilitation or Division of Development Services may also provide financial assistance. If you have private insurance, either health or workman's compensation, check your eligibility with your insurance carrier. Many automobile dealers can finance the mobility package along with your vehicle and provide you with a monthly payment plan at competitive interest rates. Your mobility dealer may know of other local sources of funding.

A doctor's prescription is accepted in most states to exempt the purchase of your adaptive equipment from sales tax. Consult a qualified tax accountant regarding any income tax credits. Major vehicle manufacturers have rebate programs that can help pay for modifications:

Toyota and Lexus require the vehicle to be a new purchased or leased. Leased vehicles require written lessor approval of adaptive equipment installation. Fleet incentive recipients are not eligible to participate in this program. The reimbursement application must be submitted within 90 days of complete installation of adaptive equipment. Qualifying adaptive or conversion is designed as any aftermarket alteration or equipment installation in an eligible vehicle that provides to the disabled user convenient access and/or the ability to drive the vehicle. Options and accessories are not eligible for reimbursement. For a limited number of adaptations, such as hand controls and wheelchair or scooter hoists or ramps, no medical notes or prescription is required. Running boards, alerting devices, pedal extenders and similar adaptations must have medical documentation. To obtain reimbursement, the reimbursement application must be completed in its entirety and signed by the customer and the selling dealership.

Toyota Mobility Assistance Program Information

For Toyota, call (800) 331-4331;for Lexus, call (800) 255-3987
Toyota Mobility reimbursement application

Chrysler vehicles may be reimbursed up to a maximum of $1,000. Please be aware that there may be a penalty incurred for using a seondary payer source such as the V.A. A leased vehicle does not qualify until you are 12 months into the lease. You need to have a prescription or note from a licensed doctor on a physician's letterhead for reimbursement. Some adaptations, like hand controls and wheelchair or scooter hoists, do not require a doctor's approval. You have six months from the date of purchase to have the equipment installed. Once installed, you have 60 days in which to submit your claim form.
Chysler Mobility Assistance Program Information
Call (800) 255-9877

Chrysler Mobility Application

Ford Mobility Motoring Program offers cash assistance up to $1,200 for the installation of adaptive equipment and up to $200 on alerting devices on new Ford Motor Company vehicle purchases or leases. Call (800) 952-2248, or visit http://www.mobilitymotoringprogram.com/.

General Motors offers up to $1,000 towards the cost of the eligible mobility adaptive equipment installed or reinstalled on purchased or leased cars, vans or light-duty trucks. This may be applied to aftermarket equipment needed for the driver or passenger such as hand controls, wheelchair or scooter lifting devices, steering knobs and additional grips. Leased vehicles require approval for conversion. The guidelines are simple. The new vehicles manufactured by Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and the GMC division are eligible. They must be adapted within six months of purchase or lease and the reimbursement application submitted within 90 days. You may get the application from your GM dealer. Call (800) 323-9935, or visit http://www.gmmobility.com/.

 

Volkswagen will reimburse you up to $1,000 on purchased or leased vehicles. All you need is a signed purchase (bill of sale) or lease agreement for a new eligible Volkswagen model, and original paid invoice for a wheelchair lift and/or hand control installation on the model purchased and a claim form. Claim forms must be received within 90 days of purchase to be eligible for payment. The claim form may be obtained from your dealer. Call (800) 374-8389 as there is no website available for VW Mobility.

Volvo offers up to $1,000 toward the cost of adding adaptive equipment and $200 on an alert hearing device, per vehicle, and is only available for purchases of all model year 2005 or 2006 new vehicles, retired courtesy cars, and retired demonstrators. Eligible vehicles must be upfitted with approved adaptive equipment or alert hearing devices, and claims must be submitted within 180 days of vehicle purchase. Call (800) 803-5222, or click here.

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. Please be aware that there may be a penalty incurred for using a seondary payer source such as the V.A.
Honda Mobility Assistance Program Information
Call (800) 999-1009
Honda Mobility Application

 

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