NHTSA Campaign 09V243000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V243000 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 09V243000 with NHTSA on June 29, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V243000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and July 6, 2006.
The 09V243000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V243000 were scheduled from July 8, 2009, 9 days after the report.
09V243000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V243000 ranks 1 of 2 HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V243000, HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES, INC has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site; the one before 09V243000 was 09V242000, reported on June 26, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES IS RECALLING 3 MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD E-250 TRANSIT BUSES 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 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
- THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.
- The fix
- HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES 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 HANDICAPPED DRIVER SERVICES AT 1-770-422-9674.
Reported June 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V243000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V243000, 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 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted