NHTSA Campaign 09V242000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V242000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES, INC filed the report for 09V242000 with NHTSA on June 26, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V242000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and July 6, 2006.
The 09V242000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V242000 were scheduled from July 14, 2009, 18 days after the report.
09V242000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V242000 ranks 1 of 2 HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V242000, HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES, INC has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES IS RECALLING 3 MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD E-250 RENTAL 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 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.T
- The fix
- HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES 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 HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES AT 1-770-422-9674.
Reported June 26, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V242000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V242000, 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: June 26, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted