NHTSA Campaign 08V478000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 08V478000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
AROUND TOWN TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS, LLC filed the report for 08V478000 with NHTSA on September 18, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V478000, NHTSA lists up to 6 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003.
The 08V478000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V478000 were scheduled from September 26, 2008, 8 days after the report.
08V478000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 08V478000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment adaptive/mobility, about this defect or others in the same group.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- AROUND TOWN IS RECALLING 6 MY 2003 FORD E-350 AND MY 2006 E-250 WHEELCHAIR CONVERSION VANS EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES." THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER IN A CERTAIN SPOT WITHIN THE DEFINED THRESHOLD AREA.
- The risk
- THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.
- The fix
- AROUND TOWN IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR AROUND TOWN AT 1-678-364-8594.
Reported September 18, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V478000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V478000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted