NHTSA Campaign 10V207000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 10V207000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
MOBILITY WORKS filed the report for 10V207000 with NHTSA on May 10, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V207000, NHTSA lists up to 74 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2007 and May 6, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V207000 were scheduled from August 20, 2010, 102 days after the report.
10V207000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V207000 ranks 5 of 5 MOBILITY WORKS recalls on this site.
Besides 10V207000, MOBILITY WORKS has 4 other recalls on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site; the one before 10V207000 was 08V519000, reported on October 6, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MOBILITY WORKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON FORD E150, E250, AND E350 CHASSIS AND CHEVROLET 2500 CHASSIS AFTER NOVEMBER 2007 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
- MOBILITY WORKS 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 AUGUST 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR MOBILITY WORKS AT 1-800-769-8267.
Reported May 10, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V207000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V207000, 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: May 10, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted