NHTSA campaign 19V271000
Mobility Specialists, Inc. Recall 19V-271: Wheelchair Lift may Raise too High
NHTSA recall 19V271000 was reported by Mobility Specialists, Inc. on April 3, 2019, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Transit, Ford E-150 and Mobility Specialists Ford E-150 for model years 2014–2017.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 19V271000 (also written 19V-271 or 19V271)
- Filed by
- Mobility Specialists, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 18E-044
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 403
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 19V271000. 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.
Ford
Ford E-150
Ford Transit
Mobility Specialists
Mobility Specialists Ford E-150
- 2017 · Vehicles built December 1, 2014 – August 29, 2017 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V271000.
Defect description
Mobility Specialists, Inc. (Mobility Specialists) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Ford E-150 and Transit vans modified to be equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series wheel chair lifts. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
Safety consequence
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Mobility Specialists, working with Ricon, has notified the owners. Ricon will provide instructions and materials for replacing defective parts. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
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 19V271000
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.