NHTSA campaign 09V306000
THE CUSTOMIZERS INC. Recall 09V-306: THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM/FMVSS 404/RICON
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V306000 was reported by THE CUSTOMIZERS INC. on July 29, 2009, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express, Ford E-350 and GMC Savannah for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on June 29, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V306000 (also written 09V-306 or 09V306)
- Filed by
- THE CUSTOMIZERS INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6 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 09V306000. 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 Express
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – October 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Ford
Ford E-350
- 2005 · Vehicles built March 30, 2007 – August 25, 2007 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savannah
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 23, 2006 – November 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V306000.
Defect description
CUSTOMIZERS IS RECALLING 6 VANS EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS ON 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
CUSTOMIZERS IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V306000
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.