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NHTSA recall 08V653000

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Ford Motor Company

December 10, 2008report date
1units affected
Vehicle recalltype
Details

What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. This vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 404, "platform lift installations 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: Willard's is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E095).

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2006 Ford E-350.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 08V653000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.