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NHTSA recall 09V329000

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Ford Motor Company

August 18, 2009report date
2units affected
Vehicle recalltype
Details

What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with platform style wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation. 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: Personalized vans and trucks is working with ricon corporation to correct the wheelchair lift free of charge (please see 07E095).

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2007 Ford E-250, 2006 Ford E-350.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 09V329000.

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