Goshen recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Goshen Coach (Goshen) is recalling certain modle year 2006-2015 Pacer, Pacer LS, Pacer LTD, GCII, Impulse, Connection, Commander, G-Force, G-Force Access, G-Force LTD, Sentinel, Sentinel UC, and Mainstream Low Floor buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 19, 2015, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
What could happen
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
The fix
Goshen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Goshen customer service at 1-574-970-6300, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: These vehicles and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.
Vehicles covered
- Goshen Commander 2006–2015
- Goshen Connection 2006–2015
- Goshen G-Force 2006–2015
- Goshen G-Force Access 2006–2015
- Goshen G-Force Ltd 2006–2015
- Goshen Gcii 2006–2015
- Goshen Impulse 2006–2015
- Goshen Mainstream Low Floor 2006–2015
- Goshen Pacer 2006–2015
- Goshen Pacer Ls 2006–2015
- Goshen Pacer Ltd 2006–2015
- Goshen Sentinel 2006–2015
- Goshen Sentinel Uc 2006–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V748000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Goshen Coach
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 12, 2015
- Owners notified
- Nov 23, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,442
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2006 to Oct 19, 2015
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 403
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
- Champion / Goshen recall: Structure Jul 25, 2019
- Champion / Goshen recall: Seats Nov 12, 2018
- Goshen recall: Seats Aug 10, 2015
- Goshen recall: Seat belts Jun 30, 2015
- Goshen recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Oct 10, 2014
- Goshen recall: Equipment Sep 9, 2013
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.