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NHTSA Campaign 08V651000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA campaign 08V651000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.

ILDERTON CONVERSION CO filed the report for 08V651000 with NHTSA on December 10, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 08V651000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2005 and December 1, 2006.

The 08V651000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 08V651000 were scheduled from January 5, 2009, 26 days after the report.

08V651000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2006.

By potentially affected vehicles, 08V651000 ranks 1 of 2 ILDERTON CONVERSION CO recalls on this site.

Besides 08V651000, ILDERTON CONVERSION CO has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
ILDERTON CONVERSION IS RECALLING 3 MY 2006 SPRINTER 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
ILDERTON CONVERSION 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 ILDERTON CONVERSION AT 1-800-859-6066.

Reported December 10, 2008

Vehicles covered by 08V651000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V651000, 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 10, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted