NHTSA Campaign 15V729000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 15V729000 covers 18 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
Mobility Works (WMK Inc.) filed the report for 15V729000 with NHTSA on November 4, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V729000, NHTSA lists up to 667 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2014.
The 15V729000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V729000 were scheduled from December 15, 2015, 41 days after the report.
15V729000 covers 3 models from Ford, model years 2006–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V729000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment adaptive/mobility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V729000 vehicles, the 2006 Ford E-250 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V729000 ranks 2 of 4 Mobility Works (WMK Inc.) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V729000, Mobility Works (WMK Inc.) has 2 other recalls on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site; the one before 15V729000 was 14V641000, reported on October 10, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MobilityWorks (WMK Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, and E-350 vans modified by MobilityWorks to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
- The risk
- If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
- The fix
- MobilityWorks will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2015. Owners may contact MobilityWorks customer service at 1-800-769-8267, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: These vehicles and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.
Reported November 4, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V729000 (18)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V729000, 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: November 4, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted