NHTSA campaign 08V134000

DAIMLER BUSES NORTH CAROLINA Recall 08V-134: THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM/FMVSS 404/RICON

NHTSA recall 08V134000 was reported by DAIMLER BUSES NORTH CAROLINA on March 24, 2008, with 334 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sprinter 3500 and Sprinter 2500 for model years 2003, 2005–2007. Owners were notified on January 30, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V134000 (also written 08V-134 or 08V134)
Filed by: DAIMLER BUSES NORTH CAROLINA
Report received: March 24, 2008
Potentially affected: 334 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified: January 30, 2009
Safety standard: FMVSS 404

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V134000. 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 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – March 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Sprinter 3500
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – March 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – March 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)

All Sprinter recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V134000.

Defect description

DAIMLER BUSES OF NORTH CAROLINA (DBNC) IS RECALLING 334 MY 2005-2006 SPRINTER 2500 AND MY 2003, 2005-2007 SPRINTER 3500 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATION 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.

Safety consequence

THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.

Manufacturer remedy

DBNC IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR DBNC AT 1-905-403-7807.

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 08V134000

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.