NHTSA Campaign 09V038000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V038000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
OBS, INC filed the report for 09V038000 with NHTSA on January 28, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V038000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 29, 2004 and April 1, 2005.
The 09V038000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V038000 were scheduled from May 14, 2009, 106 days after the report.
09V038000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- OBS IS RECALLING 3 RICON WHEELCHAIR LIFTS WHICH IT INSTALLED ON MY 2006 BLUE BIRD AND CHEVROLET EXPRESS SCHOOL BUSES. 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
- OBS 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 OBS AT 1-330-453-3725.
Reported January 28, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V038000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V038000, 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 28, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted