NHTSA recall 09V325000
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Quality Vans & Specialty Vehicles
Details
What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail 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: Quality vans is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E095).
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2007 Chevrolet 1500, 2007 Chevrolet 2500, 2005 Chevrolet 3500, 2006 Chevrolet 3500, 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2006 Elite 5Th Wheel Trailer, 2004 Ford E-250, 2005 Ford E-350, 2006 Ford E-350, 2007 Sprinter 2500.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 09V325000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.