NHTSA Campaign 09V015000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V015000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
LEADER INDUSTRIES filed the report for 09V015000 with NHTSA on January 15, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V015000, NHTSA lists up to 14 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and September 6, 2006.
The 09V015000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V015000 were scheduled from January 16, 2009, 1 day after the report.
09V015000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V015000 ranks 1 of 2 LEADER INDUSTRIES recalls on this site.
Besides 09V015000, LEADER INDUSTRIES has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- LEADER INDUSTRIES IS RECALLING 14 MY 2005-2006 VANS BUILT ON FORD 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 ON 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
- LEADER INDUSTRIES 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 LEADER INDUSTRIES AT 626-575-0880.
Reported January 15, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V015000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V015000, 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: January 15, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted