NHTSA campaign 99V242002
New Flyer Recall 99V242002: NEW FLYER/LIFT-U/WHEELCHAIR LIFTS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V242002 was reported by NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. on October 25, 1999, with 174 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the New Flyer D40 and New Flyer D60 for model years 1998–1999.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V242002
- Filed by
- NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 174 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Unknown or Other
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V242002. 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.
New Flyer
New Flyer D40
New Flyer D60
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V242002.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. FAILURE OF A SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVE IN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS PROVIDED BY LIFT-U, MAY ALLOW THE FRONT AND REAR PLATFORM BARRIERS TO RETURN TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION FROM THE VERTICAL POSITION THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED IN.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD ALLOW A MOBILITY AID TO ROLL OFF OF THE LIFT PLATFORM INJURING ITS OCCUPANT. LIFT-U WILL REPLACE THE SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVES.
Manufacturer remedy
LIFT-U WILL REPLACE THE SOFT SEAT CHECK VALVES.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEING HANDLED BY LIFT-U. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT LIFT-U AT 1-209-838-2400 OR NEW FLYER AT 1-204-228-1251. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V242002
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.