Farber Specialty recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Farber Specialty Vehicles (Farber) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Winnebago WFG38S vehicles manufactured January 1, 2008, to December 24, 2009 equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. 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
Farber will notify owners to take vehicles 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 February 2015. Owners may contact Farber customer service at 1-800-331-3188, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Farber's number for this recall is 14E-041.
Vehicles covered
- Farber Specialty Wfg38S 2005–2008
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V799000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Farber Specialty Vehicles
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 17, 2014
- Owners notified
- Feb 6, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 14
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 24, 2009
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Maker's own recall number
- 14E-041
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
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.