NHTSA campaign 08V636000 · Manufacturer campaign RICON 001

MTS Recall 08V-636: THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM/FMVSS 404/RICON

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V636000 (Manufacturer campaign RICON 001) was reported by MOBILITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES on December 3, 2008, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MTS E11 and MTS S31 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on December 11, 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 08V636000 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
08V636000 (also written 08V-636 or 08V636)
Filed by
MOBILITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Manufacturer campaign number
RICON 001
Report received
Potentially affected
2 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 08V636000. 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.

MTS

  • MTS E11

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • MTS S31

    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 1, 2005 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V636000.

Defect description

MOBILITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (MTS) IS RECALLING 2 MY 2006 E11 AND S31 VANS BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS AND 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

MTS 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 MTS AT 1-734-453-6452.

Notes

MTS RECALL NO. RICON 001.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 08V636000

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.