Startrans / Supreme recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Senator, Senator II, Candidate, Candidate II, Senator HD, and Sentinel transit buses manufactured January 2, 2006, to April 30, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
What could happen
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
The fix
Supreme will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in November 2014. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-800-642-4889 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
Vehicles covered
- Startrans Candidate 2008–2010
- Startrans Senator 2008–2011
- Startrans Senator Hd 2008–2010
- Startrans Senator Ii 2008–2010
- Startrans Sentinel 2008–2014
- Supreme Candidate 2006–2007, 2011–2014
- Supreme Candidate Ii 2006–2014
- Supreme Senator 2006–2007, 2012–2014
- Supreme Senator Hd 2006–2007, 2011–2014
- Supreme Senator Ii 2006–2007, 2011–2014
- Supreme Sentinel 2006–2007
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V662000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Supreme Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 21, 2014
- Owners notified
- Oct 31, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,705
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 2, 2006 to Apr 30, 2014
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Startrans / Supreme recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 13, 2014
- Startrans recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility May 26, 2016
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Glaval Bus / Startrans recall: Seat belts Jul 24, 2019
- Elkhart / Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus and more recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Jun 1, 2016
- Startrans recall: Seats Apr 20, 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.