Coach & Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Coach & equipment is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 phoenix shuttle buses manufactured from december 2007 through january 2010 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
Coach & equipment 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 october 1, 2010. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or coach & equipment at 1-315-536-2321.
Vehicles covered
- Coach & Equipment Phoenix 2007–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V263000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Coach And Equipment Mfg Corp.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 15, 2010
- Owners notified
- Oct 1, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 760
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- 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
- Coach & Equipment recall: Electrical system Sep 20, 2013
- Coach & Equipment recall: Equipment Dec 7, 2012
- Coach & Equipment / Coach And Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jun 19, 2012
- Coach & Equipment recall: Equipment Feb 10, 2011
- Coach & Equipment recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jun 15, 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.