NHTSA Campaign 09V326000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 09V326000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
QUALITY VANS filed the report for 09V326000 with NHTSA on August 3, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V326000, NHTSA lists up to 8 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2005 and November 30, 2006.
The 09V326000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V326000 were scheduled from July 30, 2009.
09V326000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V326000 ranks 3 of 3 QUALITY VANS recalls on this site.
Besides 09V326000, QUALITY VANS has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- QUALITY VANS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2006 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 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
- QUALITY VANS 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 QUALITY VANS AT 1-480-464-7007.
Reported August 3, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V326000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V326000, 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: August 3, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted