NHTSA Campaign 08V518000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 08V518000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
MOBILITY WORKS filed the report for 08V518000 with NHTSA on October 6, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V518000, NHTSA lists up to 224 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and October 9, 2007.
The 08V518000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V518000 were scheduled from October 18, 2008, 12 days after the report.
08V518000 covers 3 models from Ford, model years 2006–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V518000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment adaptive/mobility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V518000 vehicles, the 2006 Ford E-250 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V518000 ranks 2 of 5 MOBILITY WORKS recalls on this site.
Besides 08V518000, MOBILITY WORKS has 4 other recalls on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site; the one before 08V518000 was 04V562000, reported on November 26, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MOBILITYWORKS IS RECALLING 224 MY 2007-2008 FORD E150, MY 2006-2008 E250, MY 2004-2007 E350, MY 2006 E450, MY 2005-2007 CHEVROLET 2500, MY 2007 CHEVROLET 1500, AND MY 2006 DODGE 2500 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
- MOBILITYWORKS 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 MOBILITY WORKS AT 1-800-769-8267.
Reported October 6, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V518000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V518000, 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: October 6, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted