NHTSA Campaign 10V130000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 10V130000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
ELKHART COACH filed the report for 10V130000 with NHTSA on April 2, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V130000, NHTSA lists up to 200 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V130000 were scheduled from July 27, 2010, 116 days after the report.
10V130000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2007–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V130000 ranks 1 of 2 ELKHART COACH recalls on this site.
Besides 10V130000, 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 ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN RICON S SERIES AND K SERIES L-MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE LIFT'S "UP" FUNCTION. IF THE "UP" SWITCH IS RELEASED BEFORE THE FLOOR LEVEL LIMIT SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, THE LIFT MAY CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONTINUED UPWARD TRAVEL MAY OVERRUN THE FLOOR LEVEL CUT OFF POINT.
- The risk
- WHEN THE PLATFORM OVERRUNS THE VEHICLE FLOOR LEVEL AND STOPS AT AN ANGLE FROM 15-20 DEGREES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR TO TIP OVER AND FOR SOMEONE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM TO FALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
- The fix
- ELKHART COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED RICON DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. CURRENTLY RICON IS DEVELOPING A SOFTWARE SOLUTION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE. UNTIL THE SOFTWARE SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE, RICON WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A BULLETIN OUTLINING PROPER WHEELCHAIR LIFT OPERATION AND WILL SHIP OWNERS A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID TO PROMOTE PROPER LIFT OPERATION AT NO COST. 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 10V130000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V130000, 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