NHTSA campaign 08V212000
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 08V-212: FMVSS 404/WHEELCHAIR LIFTS/MAXON
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V212000 was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on May 9, 2008, with 5 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus Cesb for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on May 7, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V212000 (also written 08V-212 or 08V212)
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 404
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ08-005 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V212000. 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.
IC Bus
IC Bus Cesb
- 2007 · Vehicles built February 8, 2006 – June 27, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V212000.
Defect description
INTERNATIONAL IS RECALLING MY 2007 CE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 8 AND JUNE 27, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH MAXON WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THE WHEELCHAIR OUTER RETENTION DEVICE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES."
Safety consequence
INJURY COULD OCCUR TO THE LIFT USER.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL THE OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE AFFECTED BUSES BY MAY 23, 2008.
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 08V212000
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.