NHTSA Campaign 15V779000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
NHTSA campaign 15V779000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility. The repair is free.
New England Wheels filed the report for 15V779000 with NHTSA on November 20, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V779000, NHTSA lists up to 278 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2006 and September 30, 2014.
The 15V779000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V779000 were scheduled from January 5, 2016, 46 days after the report.
15V779000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2006–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V779000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment adaptive/mobility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V779000 vehicles, the 2006 Ford E-250 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V779000 ranks 3 of 5 New England Wheels recalls on this site.
Besides 15V779000, New England Wheels has 3 other recalls on the equipment adaptive/mobility on this site; the one before 15V779000 was 14V617000, reported on October 3, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- New England Wheels is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-250, and E-350 cargo vans modified to be equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the 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
- New England Wheels 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 January 5, 2016. Owners may contact New England Wheels customer service at 1-800-866-9247, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. New England Wheels' number for this recall is 15E-068. Note: These vans 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 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V779000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V779000, 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 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted