NHTSA Campaign 08V662000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 08V662000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
SUNSET VANS INC filed the report for 08V662000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V662000, NHTSA lists up to 267 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and October 30, 2007.
The 08V662000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V662000 were scheduled from March 4, 2009, 79 days after the report.
08V662000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V662000 ranks 1 of 2 SUNSET VANS INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V662000, SUNSET VANS INC has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUNSET VANS IS RECALLING 267 MY 2005-2007 ECONOLINE, G SERIES AND SPRINTER TRUCKS BUILT ON DODGE, FORD AND CHEVROLET CHASSIS AND 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
- SUNSET VANS 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 SUNSET VANS AT 1-888-280-8267.
Reported December 15, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V662000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V662000, 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 15, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted