NHTSA Campaign 10V128000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 10V128000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
ELKHART COACH filed the report for 10V128000 with NHTSA on April 2, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V128000, NHTSA lists up to 41 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V128000 were scheduled from July 27, 2010, 116 days after the report.
10V128000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2007–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V128000 ranks 2 of 2 ELKHART COACH recalls on this site.
Besides 10V128000, ELKHART COACH has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ELKHART COACH HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
- The risk
- THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
- The fix
- ELKHART COACH IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-322-2884, EMAILING AT [email protected].
Reported April 2, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V128000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V128000, 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: April 2, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted