NHTSA Campaign 10V153000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 10V153000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
COMM-TRANS filed the report for 10V153000 with NHTSA on April 15, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V153000, NHTSA lists up to 65 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 7, 2007 and December 23, 2009.
The 10V153000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V153000 were scheduled from July 6, 2010, 82 days after the report.
10V153000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2007–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V153000 ranks 1 of 2 COMM-TRANS recalls on this site.
Besides 10V153000, COMM-TRANS has 1 other recall on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- COMM-TRANS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 ADA CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON FORD E-150, E-250, AND E-350 CHASSIS BETWEEN DECEMBER 7, 2007 AND DECEMBER 23, 2009 AND FITTED 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, SHOULD THE "UP" BUTTON BE RELEASED BEFORE THE FLOOR LEVEL LIMIT SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, THE LIFT MAY CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAVEL AND 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
- COMM-TRANS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED RICON DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. A SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. 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 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR COMM-TRANS AT 1-901-726-9394.
- Notes
- THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO VEHICLES ALTERED BY COMM-TRANS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
Reported April 15, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V153000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V153000, 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 15, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted