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NHTSA campaign 08V518000

MOBILITY WORKS Recall 08V-518: THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM/FMVSS 404/RICON

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V518000 was reported by MOBILITY WORKS on October 6, 2008, with 224 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford E-350, Chevrolet 2500, Ford E-250 and more for model years 2004–2008. Owners were notified on October 18, 2008, per NHTSA.

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 08V518000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V518000 (also written 08V-518 or 08V518)
Filed by
MOBILITY WORKS
Report received
Potentially affected
224 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 404
NHTSA investigation
Equipment Query EQ08-011 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V518000. 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.

Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet 1500

    • 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet 2500

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge 2500

    • 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

Ford

  • Ford E-150

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford E-250

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford E-350

    • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford E-450

    • 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Ford recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V518000.

Defect description

MOBILITYWORKS IS RECALLING 224 MY 2007-2008 FORD E150, MY 2006-2008 E250, MY 2004-2007 E350, MY 2006 E450, MY 2005-2007 CHEVROLET 2500, MY 2007 CHEVROLET 1500, AND MY 2006 DODGE 2500 VANS EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. 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.

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

MOBILITYWORKS 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 MOBILITY WORKS AT 1-800-769-8267.

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 08V518000

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.