NHTSA campaign 14V256000

Trans Tech Recall 14V-256: Wheelchair Lift Armored Pendant Cable Shortcircuit

NHTSA recall 14V256000 was reported by Trans Tech Bus on May 2, 2014, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Trans Tech SC139DSFP500 for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on June 18, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
14V256000 (also written 14V-256 or 14V256)
Filed by
Trans Tech Bus
Report received
Potentially affected
6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V256000. 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.

Trans Tech

  • Trans Tech SC139DSFP500

All Trans Tech recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V256000.

Defect description

Trans Tech Bus is recalling certain model year 2013 SC139DSFP500 school buses equipped with certain Ricon S-series and K-series wheelchair lifts with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.

Safety consequence

If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Trans Tech Bus will notify owners and Ricon will send the owner a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2014. Owners may contact Trans Tech Bus customer service at 1-845-988-2333, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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 14V256000

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.