Recall 06E101000: Equipment Adaptive/mobility

NHTSA recall 06E101000 · announced December 29, 2006 · Ricon · 5,594 units affected

The problem

CERTAIN RICON "S" AND "K" SERIES PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CERTAIN SPECIALITY VEHICLES AND SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THESE LIFTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIFFERENT SIZE INBOARD ROLLSTOPS, 30", 32", AND 34". THE INBOARD ROLLSTOP INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A "WHEELCHAIR TEST DEVICE" AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. THE LIFT MAY DEPLOY DOWNWARD FROM THE VEHICLE FLOOR LEVEL, NOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR STANDEE OCCUPANT.

The risk

THE WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT WILL FEEL HIS/HER WHEELCHAIR MOVING UPWARD CAUSING OCCUPANT TO BEGIN TO TILT BACKWARD.

What to do

RICON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT RICON TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-322-2884.

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.