Startrans recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Startrans bus is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 candidate, candidate II, senator, senator hd, president, trolley, senator II, and sentinal transit buses manufactured from december 2007 through december 18, 2009 and fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. Ricon has discovered, however, that it is possible for the operator to insert the belt tongue into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism. In this case, the restraint belt would appear to be latched, and the operator could run the lift. If the restraint belt tongue is not fully engaged into the restraint belt buckle, and latched, the lift may operate with an occupant on the platform.
What could happen
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
The fix
Startrans bus is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a DVD-based training aid. The safety recall began on july 12, 2010. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or startrans bus at 1-574-642-0811.
Vehicles covered
- Startrans Candidate 2007–2009
- Startrans Candidate Ii 2007–2009
- Startrans President 2007–2009
- Startrans Senator 2007–2010
- Startrans Senator Hd 2007–2009
- Startrans Senator Ii 2007–2009
- Startrans Trolley 2007–2009
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V204000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Startrans Bus Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 10, 2010
- Owners notified
- Jul 12, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 805
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Dec 1, 2007 to Dec 18, 2009
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Maker's own recall number
- 000314
Notes
Startrans recall campaign number is 000314.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
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Startrans recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Apr 27, 2012
- Startrans recall: Equipment Nov 15, 2010
- Startrans recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 10, 2010
- Startrans recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 26, 2016
- Startrans recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jan 15, 2016
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.