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NHTSA campaign 13V067000

SUPREME CORPORATION Recall 13V-067: Wheelchair Lift Armored Cable Short Circuit

NHTSA recall 13V067000 was reported by SUPREME CORPORATION on February 28, 2013, with 1,858 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Startrans C2, Startrans Candidate, Startrans President and more for model years 2006–2012. Owners were notified on March 8, 2013, 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 13V067000 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
13V067000 (also written 13V-067 or 13V067)
Filed by
SUPREME CORPORATION
Report received
Potentially affected
1,858 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V067000. 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.

Startrans

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V067000.

Defect description

Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Startrans Trolley, Sentinel, Senator HD, Senator, Candidate, C2, S2, PS2, and President transit buses equipped with Ricon manufactured wheelchair lifts which have an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.

Safety consequence

The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Ricon will be conducting this recall on behalf of Supreme. Ricon will notify the affected owners and will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on March 8, 2013. Owners may contact Supreme at 1-800-642-4889 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V067000

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.