NHTSA Campaign 08V649000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 08V649000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS filed the report for 08V649000 with NHTSA on December 9, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V649000, NHTSA lists up to 6 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 08V649000 were scheduled from January 5, 2009, 27 days after the report.
08V649000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V649000 ranks 1 of 2 RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS recalls on this site.
Besides 08V649000, RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING (RAC) IS RECALLING 6 MY 2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS PRIVATE TRANSPORT, MY 2005 THOMAS BUILT FS65, MY 2006-2007 MONITOUR BUS, AND MY 2007 C-2 SCHOOL BUS VEHICLES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER, AND GM CHASSIS AND 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 SYSTEM ACCESSIBLE 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
- RAC 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 RAC AT 1-800-627-1707.
Reported December 9, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V649000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V649000, 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: December 9, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted