Ricon Equipment Adaptive/Mobility recall

Recalled December 29, 2006 · NHTSA recall 06E101000 · Ricon

Hazard

THE WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT WILL FEEL HIS/HER WHEELCHAIR MOVING UPWARD CAUSING OCCUPANT TO BEGIN TO TILT BACKWARD.

Remedy

RICON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT RICON TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-322-2884.

Units

5,594 units

Description

CERTAIN RICON "S" AND "K" SERIES PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CERTAIN SPECIALITY VEHICLES AND SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THESE LIFTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIFFERENT SIZE INBOARD ROLLSTOPS, 30", 32", AND 34". THE INBOARD ROLLSTOP INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A "WHEELCHAIR TEST DEVICE" AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. THE LIFT MAY DEPLOY DOWNWARD FROM THE VEHICLE FLOOR LEVEL, NOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR STANDEE OCCUPANT.

What to do

RICON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 26, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT RICON TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-322-2884.

Product

Ricon K2003 · Ricon K2005 · Ricon K2010 · Ricon K5503 · Ricon K5505 · Ricon K5510 · Ricon S2003 · Ricon S2005 · Ricon S2010 · Ricon S5503 · Ricon S5505 · Ricon S5510

Manufacturer(s)

Ricon Corporation

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov →