NHTSA campaign 07V095000

DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NA Recall 07V-095: WHEELCHAIR LIFTS/RICON/FMVSS 403

NHTSA recall 07V095000 was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NA on March 13, 2007, with 29 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sprinter 2500 and Sprinter 3500 for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on April 2, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 07V095000 (also written 07V-095 or 07V095)
Filed by: DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMERCIAL BUSES NA
Report received: March 13, 2007
Potentially affected: 29 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified: April 2, 2007
Safety standard: FMVSS 403

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V095000. 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.

Sprinter

Sprinter 2500
- 2005, 2006
Sprinter 3500
- 2006

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V095000.

Defect description

CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE INTERLOCK SWITCH SYSTEM IN THE LIFT MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER (EITHER WHEELCHAIR OR STANDEE) ON THE RICON WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM LIFT.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT THIS CONDITION OCCURS DURING PASSENGER OPERATIONS, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE WHEELCHAIR TO TIP BACKWARDS ONTO THE PLATFORM WHEN THE PLATFORM WAS LOWERED. THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE WHEELCHAIR'S OCCUPANT. ALSO, ANYONE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM COULD LOSE HIS OR HER BALANCE AND FALL, RESULTING IN INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLERCHRYSLER IS WORKING WITH RICON TO REPAIR THESE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS (PLEASE SEE 06E101). OWNERS CAN CONTACT RICON AT 800-322-2884 OR DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-882-8054.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V095000

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.