NHTSA Campaign 09V016000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V016000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
LEADER INDUSTRIES filed the report for 09V016000 with NHTSA on January 16, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V016000, NHTSA lists up to 14 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and September 6, 2006.
The 09V016000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V016000 were scheduled from January 26, 2009, 10 days after the report.
09V016000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V016000 ranks 1 of 2 LEADER INDUSTRIES recalls on this site.
Besides 09V016000, LEADER INDUSTRIES has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site; the one before 09V016000 was 09V015000, reported on January 15, 2009.
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 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
- LEADER INDUSTRIES 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 LEADER INDUSTRIES LEADER INDUSTRIES AT 626-575-0880.
Reported January 16, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V016000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V016000, 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 16, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted