NHTSA campaign 06V129000
Goshen Recall 06V-129: WHEELCHAIR LIFTS/RICON
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V129000 was reported by GOSHEN COACH on April 24, 2006, with 13 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Goshen Euroshuttle, Goshen Gcii, Goshen Gcii 5500 and more for the 2005 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V129000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V129000 (also written 06V-129 or 06V129)
- Filed by
- GOSHEN COACH
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE06-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V129000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Goshen
Goshen Euroshuttle
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 12, 2005 – July 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Goshen Gcii
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 12, 2005 – July 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Goshen Gcii 5500
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 12, 2005 – July 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Goshen Pacer II
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 12, 2005 – July 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V129000.
Defect description
CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON WHEELCHAIR LIFTS MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE WELDS ON THE VERTICAL ARMS OF THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS.
Safety consequence
DURING PASSENGER OPERATIONS IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE LIFT DOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERLOCKS TO REMAIN ENGAGED PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE OR THE ABILITY TO LOAD OR UNLOAD PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
GOSHEN IS WORKING WITH RICON TO REMEDY THESE VEHICLES. RICON WILL REPLACE THE VERTICAL ARMS THAT MAY CONTAIN THE DEFECTIVE WELDS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR GOSHEN AT 1-800-326-2062.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V129000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.