Recall 06E079000: Equipment Adaptive/mobility

NHTSA recall 06E079000 · announced September 12, 2006 · Maxon · 197 units affected

The problem

CERTAIN MAXON WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, MODEL WL-7 AND WL-7A, P/NOS 266700-05, 266700-07, 266700-08, 268000-03, AND 268000-04, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2005, AND MAY 20, 2006, INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VARIOUS BUSES AND SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. BENDING OCCURS ON THE LOCKING BRACKET ATTACHMENTS AND IN THE RAMP EXTRUSION WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LOADING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

The risk

THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED THE AGENCY WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSEQUENCE AS IT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

What to do

THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF BUSES THAT HAD THE LIFTS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND MAXON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE REPLACEMENT LIFTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 23, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAXON AT 562-404-6727.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.