Farber Specialty recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Farber specialty vehicles (fsv) is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 fsv specialty vehicles manufactured between october 2007 and december 2009 and fitted with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. Due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function, should the "up" button be released before the floor level limit switch is activated, the lift may continue its upward travel and may overrun the floor level cut off point.
What could happen
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
The fix
Fsv will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. A software solution for this safety defect is under investigation. Until the software solution is available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a DVD-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. The safety recall began on april 20, 2010. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or fsv at 1-614-863-6470.
Vehicles covered
- Farber Specialty Specialty Vehicle 2008–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V182000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Farber Specialty Vehicles
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 3, 2010
- Owners notified
- Apr 20, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 7
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Farber Specialty recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Apr 23, 2010
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.