NHTSA Campaign 08V537000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 08V537000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
ACCUBUILT, INC filed the report for 08V537000 with NHTSA on October 6, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V537000, NHTSA lists up to 890 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 17, 2005 and October 12, 2007.
The 08V537000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V537000 were scheduled from October 28, 2008, 22 days after the report.
08V537000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2006–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V537000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment adaptive/mobility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V537000 vehicles, the 2006 Ford E-250 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V537000 ranks 1 of 2 ACCUBUILT, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V537000, ACCUBUILT, INC has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ACCUBUILT IS RECALLING 890 MY 2006-2008 FORD E150, E250, AND E350 CARGO VANS EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT.
- The risk
- A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.
- The fix
- ACCUBUILT IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E097). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR ACCUBUILT AT 1-800-837-8624.
Reported October 6, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V537000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V537000, 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