NHTSA recall 08V536000
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Ford Motor Company
Details
What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 404, "platform lift installation in motor vehicles." The threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
Why it matters: The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
The fix: Accubuilt is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E095). The recall is expected to begin on or about October 6, 2008.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2006 Ford E-150
- 2006 Ford E-250
- 2006 Ford E-350
- 2007 Ford E-150
- 2007 Ford E-350
- 2007 Ford E250
- 2008 Ford E-150
- 2008 Ford E250
- 2008 Ford E350
All model years NHTSA lists
2006 Ford E-150, 2007 Ford E-150, 2008 Ford E-150, 2006 Ford E-250, 2007 Ford E-250, 2008 Ford E-250, 2006 Ford E-350, 2007 Ford E-350, 2008 Ford E-350.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V536000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.