NHTSA Campaign 09V301000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V301000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
DRIVE MASTER CO. INC filed the report for 09V301000 with NHTSA on July 29, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V301000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 24, 2006 and January 26, 2006.
The 09V301000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V301000 were scheduled from July 8, 2009.
09V301000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 09V301000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment adaptive/mobility, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V301000 ranks 1 of 2 DRIVE MASTER CO. INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V301000, DRIVE MASTER CO. INC has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DRIVE MASTER IS RECALLING 3 VANS 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
- DRIVE MASTER IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000.
Reported July 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V301000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V301000, 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: July 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted